Books Authored by Robert R. Ulin
Published Books
My books cover various topics that speak to my interests over time. The books on European Security Policy we authored while assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Brussels and subsequently while on the International Military Staff at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. My memoir, Witness to History was written while I was CEO of the CGSC Foundation and later Transitions and Transitions 2.0 were written to support my work as CEO of the Center for Transitional Leadership.
- TRANSITIONS 2.0: A Field Guide for Mid-Career Professionals and Veterans Seeking New Challenges in the Business World, by Robert R. Ulin, Outskirts Press, 2017
- Transitions: A Field Guide For Military Professionals and Veterans Seeking Leadership Positions in the Business World, by Robert R. Ulin, Author House, 2015
- Witness to History: Reflections of a Cold War Soldier, by Robert R. Ulin, Author House, 2011
- Chapter 13, Belgium: A Time for Changing Priorities, by Robert R. Ulin, European Security Policy after the Revolutions of 1989 edited by Jeffrey Simon, The National Defense University, Washington DC, 1991
- Chapter 13, Belgium: The Strategic Hub, by Robert R. Ulin, NATO-WARSAW Pact Force Mobilization edited by Jeffrey Simon, The National Defense University, Washington DC, 1988
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On Putin and Nucs
Putin has made several pronouncements about the use of nuclear weapons. While he may not want to risk a loss of face on the conventional battlefield, he may prefer to use nucs than to suffer a humiliating defeat.

One Step Closer to Nuclear War
In a July 2022 report in the weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal it was suggested that the Russians may be willing to “contemplate nuclear first use” with short range (300 mile) small yield, nuclear weapons, even if their country was not under catastrophic attack. Recent developments with Ukrainian forces inside Russia may lower the nuclear threshold.
