Franklin Kramer

Wat je kiest in het donker bepaalt wie je bent in het licht. RAUW is het levensverhaal van Franklin Kramer: van skinhead tot inlichtingenofficier, werkend in de schaduw. Als jongen vecht hij om overeind te blijven, als militair staat hij voor de grootste uitdagingen. Met nietsontziende eerlijkheid beschrijft hij geweld, kameraadschap, liefde en verlies – zonder het mooier te maken dan het is. Gewoon, rauw.

There have been recurring strains in the U.S.-Ukrainian relationship under both Trump administrations. The recent Oval Office blow-up between the two presidents is only the most recent example. But such tensions need not derail a push for peace—which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Ukrainian people clearly want. U.S. President Donald Trump and the American people also want peace, as do U.S. allies in Europe. Whether the same is true of Russian President Vladimir Putin is less clear.

This piece is part of a commentary series on the upcoming NATO summit in Washington in which RAND researchers explore important strategic questions for the alliance as NATO confronts a historic moment, navigating both promise and peril. At its seventy-fifth anniversary summit in July, NATO must ensure that it is as fit for the future as it has been for the past decades in its purpose of enhancing deterrence and assuring collective defense.