Washington Needs to Fight Russia’s Information War Using This Tactic
The US should turn Moscow’s 'reflexive control' tactic against the Kremlin: Instead of selling the American Dream, Washington should show Russians 'the Russian dream.'
American Enterprise Institute
The ‘Yugoslavia Scenario’: How Russia Intends to Use an Anniversary in Its Ongoing Information War
The Kremlin has used NATO’s 1999 intervention to justify Russia’s continual assaults on Ukraine, and won’t miss the upcoming opportunity to exploit this further.
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Russia’s Hybrid War Against Montenegro
Irked by Montenegro’s accession to NATO, Russia and its traditional ally Serbia are trying to undermine democracy throughout the Balkans in their general strategy of dividing Europe.
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National Strategy for Countering North Korea
Excerpt Since the emergence of the nuclear threat from North Korea in the early 1990s, the primary objective of U.S. policy has been to convince Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons program. While...
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Xi’s struggle
China’s Communist ruler isn’t just playing games
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Russia Continues Meddling in the Balkans
On August 26, Serbia and Kosovo signed an agreement settling a dispute over the movement of citizens across their borders after more than a month of high tensions. Josep Borrell, European Union (EU) foreign...
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Russia Created a Refugee Crisis, and Now Putin Is Weaponizing It
With Russia causing two migration crises—one by bloodshed in the east and the other by famine in the south—the United States must act now.
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Hungary’s Orban Is Hardly a Model for American Conservatives
We are no progressives or mushy liberals offended by Mr. Orbán’s attacks on the left’s sacred cows. We are aware of the dangers posed by his brand of nationalism.
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Henry Kissinger’s Long History of Appeasing Dictatorships
He’s spent decades cultivating a friendship with Putin, but he’s also advocated for Iran and China.
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The Threat to the West Is Inside the House
The United States and Europe need to toughen up on the spoilers in their own ranks.
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Putin’s winning streak in European politics
n the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said triumphantly that ‘if Putin was seeking to divide the EU, to weaken Nato, and to break the international...
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Biden risking new wars with Iran ‘diplomacy’ — and our Middle East allies know it
Excerpt “It’s time to end this forever war” — those were President Biden’s words as he issued the order for U.S. troops to withdraw from Afghanistan. America’s chaotic withdrawal certainly...
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North Korea Shows How the Iranian Nuclear Deal Will Fail
Nuclear negotiations with North Korea have shown us that limited nuclear deals allow the proliferator the time and space to develop nuclear weapons.
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Oman Must Isolate, Not Embrace, the Houthis
The Switzerland of the Middle East can still serve as a center for regional diplomacy. But even Switzerland does not offer safe haven to terrorists.
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What Iran Has Learned From Biden’s Afghanistan Debacle
Like other adversaries, it is more emboldened, willing to take more risks, and appear less restrained by the prospect of American military power.
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Give Osman Kavala the Nobel Peace Prize
Kavala is a philanthropist who, for decades, has stood up to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and to authoritarians of every stripe inside Turkey.
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What To Expect When You’re Expecting A National Defense Strategy
Excerpt In July, Rear Adm. Mike Studeman, director of intelligence for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, warned that “it’s only a matter of time” until China resorts to military force and suggested that...
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UN Peacekeeping in Cyprus: So Much for Deterrence
In Hans Christian Anderson’s children’s classic The Emperor’s New Clothes, the unfortunate emperor parades around the streets in his birthday suit, confident that his fine garments are seen by everyone...
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Mercedes-Benz Must Crack Down on Antisemitism and Support for Iran
Political leaders in the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg have shown no desire to end their promotion of BDS and support for the clerical regime in Tehran.
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Getting smarter about Critical Race Theory
If CRT is correct, is America worth defending?