HOW UKRAINE WINS THE WAR
The war is going to be long. It will be decided on the battlefield. And a breakthrough for either side is very unlikely, at least in the near term. In … Continue reading
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THE BATTLE FOR MOLDOVA
Another election, another geopolitical crisis. Moldovans go to the polls this weekend to elect a new parliament in a critical vote that will determine whether this small eastern European nation … Continue reading
RUSSIA’S WAR ON EUROPE
Just days after Russian drones breached the airspace of Poland and Romania, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said NATO is “de facto” fighting a war with Russia by providing “both indirect … Continue reading
THE CHINA FACTOR
If you had to identify one factor that has kept Russia’s economy and war machine afloat since February 2022 in the face of massive Western sanctions, that factor would be … Continue reading
THE END OF PUTIN’S ISOLATION
And just like that, Vladimir Putin’s international isolation is over. Despite being indicted for war crimes by the international criminal court, Putin joined North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as … Continue reading
PUTIN’S DEADLY IMMORTALITY QUEST
There is a very simple reason that a ceasefire in Ukraine has been so elusive. For Vladimir Putin, this is a war of choice, his motivation is ideological, and his … Continue reading
THE ALASKA SUMMIT
Will it be a redux of Munich 1938, when one dictator was appeased and a world war ensued? Or perhaps it could turn out to be a replay of Yalta … Continue reading
WAR AND KABUKI PEACE TALKS
It has been a week of mixed signals, to say the least. The United States threatened to impose secondary sanctions on Russia’s trading partners if Moscow did not agree to … Continue reading
THE GUNS AND DRONES OF SUMMER
Russia’s summer offensive is in full swing with Moscow capitalizing on a series of small advances in an attempt to reshape control of the front lines. Russia is making incremental … Continue reading
DEMOCRACY DURING WARTIME
For Ukrainians, democracy must go on – even in wartime. Or more accurately, especially in wartime. Large protests erupted in Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv, and Dnipro this week after President Volodymyr … Continue reading