A TIPPING POINT FOR UKRAINE — AND EUROPE
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks by telephone with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin amid fears that the two will cut a deal at Ukraine’s expense. At a NATO ministerial, U.S. Defense … Continue reading
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THE BATTLE FOR DEMOCRACY, IN THE EAST AND IN THE WEST
From Kyiv to Chisinau to Tbilisi and beyond, civil society activists in the former Soviet space have been bolstered for decades by assistance from the United States in their quest … Continue reading
EURASIAN EMPIRES CLASHING
Just beneath the surface of Russia’s war against Ukraine and its Cold War-style showdown with the West, Moscow has been locked in another less-noticed geopolitical battle — with Turkey. And it is a battle that Russia is clearly losing. Continue reading
THE WAGES (AND DEBTS) OF WAR
Throughout nearly three years of war and in the face of unprecedented Western sanctions, Russia’s economy has seemed surprisingly resilient – at least on the surface. Continue reading
THE FALL OF PUTIN’S S.O.B.
He had been Vladimir Putin’s “son of a bitch” in the Middle East for nearly a decade. Today he is just the latest in a growing list of ousted autocrats living in exile in Moscow. Continue reading
THE END OF THE WORLD ORDER AS WE KNOW IT?
One month ago, the day after the US presidential election, Vladimir Putin delivered what can only be described as a victory speech. Continue reading
PUTIN’S PLOT AGAINST AMERICA
For decades, Russian commentators and segments of the Russian political elite have been confidently predicting that the United States would eventually suffer the exact same fate as the Soviet Union: collapse and disintegration. Continue reading
MOSCOW’S NEXT MOVE
Following Donald Trump’s election eight years ago, the reaction in Moscow was jubilant. They even popped open champagne bottles in the State Duma. Continue reading
UKRAINE’S NEW REALITY
So what happens now? With the election of Donald Trump as US President, a re-calibration of American foreign policy appears all but inevitable. Continue reading
NUKES, NATO, AND UKRAINIAN SECURITY
Ukraine’s survival and security can only be ensured in one of two ways: either with NATO membership or with nuclear weapons. Continue reading