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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...

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...

Putin’s to-do list

What would happen if he were to prevail in Ukraine?

Putin’s mini-Nato is falling apart

As Moscow's allies turn their backs, now is time for NATO states to expose CSTO as nothing more than an empty shell

Moscow Proxies Stand for Regional Election in Moldova

Russian efforts to increase its influence within Moldova may take another step forward in a forthcoming regional election.

U.S. Sanctions Turkish Entities for Aiding Russian War Effort

The United States and United Kingdom imposed sanctions Wednesday on three Turkish targets as part of the West’s continued effort to “cut off more of the international assets and finance channels still...

Biden is letting America help fund Russia’s nuclear-weapon complex

Vladimir Putin seems intent on threatening the West with nuclear war. What’s bizarre is Washington and its allies are helping him. The Russian dictator just proclaimed he may station...

Washington ignores Putin’s designs on Moldova at its peril

One of Europe’s most modest countries is becoming a major center of conflict. Russia is targeting the small-but-strategic lands of Moldova as the next big front in its war on Ukraine. While Washington...

How Much Can Iranian Artillery Ammo Help Russia?

British outlet Sky News reported last week that Iran had secretly supplied Russia with a considerable amount of ammunition and intends to send more. If true, this would be a boon for Moscow at a time...

Amid Ukraine War, Russia’s Global Hunt for Weapons Turns Up Surprisingly Little

Russia’s attempt to procure suicide drones from Beijing appears to have failed, as the Chinese Foreign Ministry quickly denied any plans to provide lethal aid. By contrast, dozens of countries are...

Will Erdogan Embrace The West?

It may not have seemed like it at the time, but the devastating earthquakes which hit Turkey on February 6 postponed a crisis. In recent weeks, Washington has demonstrated its solidarity with Turkey by providing...

The US should insist that Russian and Belarusian athletes be banned from the 2024 Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) needs to get off the sidelines on the question of whether Russian athletes will participate in the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. Instead, it appears the...

Iran, Russia Expedite Building Drone Factory in Russia

Latest Developments  Moscow and Tehran are moving forward with a project to build an Iranian-designed drone production facility in Russia, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing officials...

U.S. Demands More Sanctions Enforcement From Turkey

The U.S. government will warn Turkey that it risks losing access to key markets if it does not implement U.S. sanctions, especially those that target Russian and Iranian entities. The warning reflects Washington’s...

Ending Global Reliance on Russia’s Nuclear Energy Sector

Reading Putin’s mind

What must the Russian dictator be thinking?

Iran’s terror drone pipeline to Moscow

On October 17, Kyiv residents woke up to loud explosions. Russia had just launched a wave of drone attacks on civilian targets across Ukraine, which it carried out with Iranian-made Shahed-136 “suicide...

The Dangers of Iran’s Cyber Ambitions

Iran Is Now at War With Ukraine

Tehran has taken its fight against the West to Europe.

The problem with despots

They’re not like us