Alexander Lukashenko

November 21, 2023 | Ivana Stradner, Spencer Finley

The CSTO: With Friends Like the Kremlin, Who Needs Enemies?

Armenia’s snubbing of the latest Moscow-led summit may be the first indication that Russia’s allies are beginning to realize that the glue that binds is past its sell-by date.

September 22, 2023 | Jacob Nagel, Boaz Golany

Will the Russia-Ukraine War lead to World War III?

So far, the conflict has remained within manageable bounds for the international community, but the prospect of further conflagration is not far off.

July 15, 2023 | Ivana Stradner |

Putin’s soft underbelly is ripe for revolt

It's wrong to assume Russia's 'allies' will forever be loyal to Moscow - often the reverse is true. The West can exploit this

July 5, 2023 | Clifford D. May |

The rise and fall of Putin’s warlord

Yevgeny Prigozhin sought more than wealth and power

June 28, 2023 | Clifford D. May |

Yes, Xi Jinping is a dictator, and he should be proud of it

What’s Xi Jinping getting his knickers in a knot about? Was it a diplomatic faux pas for President Biden to call him — at a campaign fundraiser — a “dictator”? Of course. Was...

June 27, 2023 | Ivana Stradner |

After Wagner Group’s failed coup, spread the word: Putin is vulnerable

In response to Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin’s threat over the weekend, Russian President Vladimir Putin refrained from any serious counteraction as Wagner troops neared the city. Prigozhin...

February 21, 2022 | James Brooke |

Russia-Georgia 2008: a Blueprint for Russia-Ukraine 2022?

The Olympics were about to start in Beijing. Thousands of miles to the west, Russia was wrapping up a big military exercise in a border region. Across the border, women and children were evacuated from...

December 15, 2021 | Clifford D. May |

The empires strike back

America is threatened by neo-imperialists

November 16, 2021 | Aykan Erdemir |

Swift trans-Atlantic action kept Turkey from fueling Belarus’ hybrid attacks

Following her meeting with President Biden at the White House last Wednesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated on Twitter that the rising tensions on the Belarus-Poland border...

November 9, 2021 | Aykan Erdemir |

Turkish Airlines in EU Crosshairs for Facilitating Lukashenko’s “Hybrid Warfare” With Belarus Flights

The European Union reportedly has Turkish Airlines, Turkey’s national flag carrier, in its crosshairs due to the airline’s alleged role in trafficking migrants to Belarus. If Brussels goes forward with...

July 30, 2021 | Morgan Lorraine Viña, Dylan Gresik

Dear Captain Sully: Fasten your Seatbelt

You already have decades of experience navigating the skies. Now, you will need to navigate the realm of multilateral diplomacy.

July 15, 2021 | Dylan Gresik, Toby Dershowitz

ICAO’s Authoritarian Test

When Belarus’ authoritarian strongman, Aleksandr Lukashenko, personally dispatched a fully armed MiG-29 fighter jet to intercept Ryanair Flight FR4978 in order to arrest a journalist and regime critic,...

June 30, 2021 | Aykan Erdemir |

Biden-Erdogan Meeting Suggests No Quick Fixes in U.S.-Turkish Relations

Real rapprochement between the US and Turkey may have to wait the result of Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections in 2023.

June 12, 2021 | Eric S. Edelman, Aykan Erdemir

Biden should remind Erdogan of NATO’s basic tenets and values

Excerpt On Monday, President Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will finally have their first in-person meeting, on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Brussels. The Biden administration...

June 7, 2021 | John Hardie |

To Get at Lukashenko, Punish His ‘Moneybags’

To impress the Belarusian dictator, go after his and his associates’ wealth.

June 1, 2021 | Aykan Erdemir |

Turkey Undermines NATO, Yet Again

Erdogan saves Putin’s Belarusian ally by playing spoiler role within NATO.

May 28, 2021 | Aykan Erdemir |

Erdogan Saves Putin’s Belarusian Ally by Playing Spoiler Role Within NATO

Turkey reportedly used its veto power within NATO on Wednesday to water down an official condemnation of Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko for forcing down a passenger plane to arrest Roman Protasevich,...

September 25, 2020 | Tzvi Kahn |

As UN celebrates 75th anniversary, dictators still dominate

The United Nations is currently celebrating its 75th anniversary, but hold the applause. The global body has still failed to address the two key issues that undermine its legitimacy in the United States:...

September 2, 2020 | Clifford D. May |

The battle for Belarus

A former Soviet republic struggles to become a real republic

April 25, 2013 |

The Ron Paul Institute: Be Afraid, Very Afraid

In December 2011, when Ron Paul was leading the Republican presidential-primary pack in the Iowa caucuses, the former Texas congressman’s notorious newsletters resurfaced in the national de...