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50 Years of Anti-Zionist Propaganda: Why the UN’s ‘Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People’ Must Be Dismantled

Iranian Assistance Enables Russian Drone Incursions Into Poland and Romania

Russian drones are increasingly threatening NATO, and Iranian support has helped make recent violations of NATO airspace possible. Poland reported increased drone activity near its border this week, as...

Poland, Latvia Restrict Airspace Following Russian Drone Attacks

Poland and Latvia Restrict Airspace on Eastern Border: Poland and Latvia became the latest European states to place restrictions on the airspace along their eastern borders after...

NATO Allies Join Poland in Downing Russian Drones That Entered Polish Airspace During Barrage Against Ukraine

NATO Allies Intercept Russian Drones: NATO forces intercepted more than a dozen armed Russian drones that entered Polish airspace on September 10 during an overnight attack on Ukraine...

Burgeoning Ties Between Russia, India, and China Spotlighted at Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit

Xi Calls for Multipolar World at SCO Summit: Chinese President Xi Jinping called for “an equal and orderly multipolar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic...

Tehran threatens snapback retaliation, raises fears of war with Israel

The United Kingdom, Germany, and France, known as the E3, triggered the “snapback” process on August 28 by sending a letter to the UN Security Council. This move gives Tehran 30 days to...

Russia Criminalizes User Searches for ‘Extremist Materials,’ Expanding Digital Repression

In his first years in power, Putin took control of the major media. Since the full-scale invasion, he has set his sights on the internet. But the West can help to undermine his “thought police.”

Witkoff Meets With Putin as Trump Deadline Approaches, While Russia Withdraws From Missile Pledge It Never Upheld

Latest Developments Meeting With Putin Ahead of Deadline: U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow for three hours. Yuri Ushakov, a top Putin aide, said...

Vladimir the Terrible

Trump needs to make Putin recalculate the costs and benefits of his war

Cyberattack by Pro-Ukraine Hackers on Russian Airline Aeroflot Grounds Flights

Major Flight Disruptions: More than 100 flights on Russia’s national airline Aeroflot were canceled, and others were delayed, due to outages from a cyberattack on July 28. A pro-Ukrainian...

The perils of peacemaking

Sometimes, you need to give war a chance

Stalin in the subway

What a statue tells us – and should tell President Trump – about Vladimir Putin

China-Russia Defense Cooperation Showcases Rising Axis of Aggressors

Despite its stated neutrality in the war in Ukraine, China continues to fuel Russia’s war machine. In late May, Oleh Ivashchenko, head of the Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service, shared new details...

Assessing the Challenges Facing NATO

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Russia Accuses Serbia of Betrayal

Despite the traditional rhetoric of Slavic brothers united in common cause, Serbia continues to look out for its own interest, knowing Moscow is willing to sacrifice the Serbs.

‘Accelerated Cooperation’ Between U.S. Adversaries: New Report Warns

America’s authoritarian adversaries are growing bolder as they expedite and increase their security cooperation. The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) released the 2025 Worldwide Threat Assessment (WWTA)...

Many Dead as Russian Missile Barrage Causes Carnage in Kyiv

‘Important that Everyone Sees This’: Russia launched a massive missile and drone barrage mainly targeting Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv on April 24, resulting in the greatest...

A ‘Reverse Kissinger’ would be a fool’s errand

Vladimir Putin’s interests align with those of Xi Jinping

Pressure Putin

That’s what Trump must do to achieve a ceasefire

Why NATO Should Move Nuclear Weapons to Poland

Expanding the nuclear-sharing program to Warsaw would send a clear message to Putin: any attack on Poland would be a catastrophic mistake.