Israel Shouldn’t Suffer from the UN’s Failure in Lebanon
Had UNIFIL carried out its mandate, many, if not most, of Israeli operations in Lebanon would not be necessary.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iran’s president backs Palestinians amid spats with UK, Australia
Iranian state media characterized this as support for more “resistance.”
Op-eds
U.S. Must Stop Putin
After months of delay, U.S. aid is again flowing to Ukraine. Yet the war’s trajectory remains uncertain. Russia is determined to win a protracted conflict, while Washington’s appetite for further aid...
Op-eds
The Azerbaijanis, Not the Azeris, Are Hosting COP29
The Republic of Azerbaijan will host the annual UN Climate Change Conference known as COP29 in November 2024. For many who will attend COP29 and follow the process, this will be their first...
Op-eds
The West cannot let Putin open a second front in Europe
The Balkans, oft-neglected, are a ripe prospect for Russia’s aspirations, and are becoming increasingly febrile and dangerous
Op-eds
Putin proving his ambitions don’t stop at Ukraine
The day before Vladimir Putin’s long yearly address to parliament Thursday, politicians from Transnistria, a pro-Kremlin breakaway region of Moldova, asked the Russian president to “protect”...
Op-eds
Don’t Forget the Other U.N. Scandal in the Middle East
UNRWA employees’ participation in the 10/7 attack is the gravest crime ever committed by U.N. employees, but another scandal has had the greatest human cost.
Op-eds
Athens Declaration Unites Southern Europe Behind Ukraine
President Zelensky's trip to Athens this week proved to be pivotal in advancing Ukraine's longtime objectives of moving towards EU membership.
Op-eds
Zelensky Calls Meeting with Serbian President ‘Fruitful’
Tensions between Ukraine and Serbia have been high, with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic saying on Aug. 10 that 'If Ukraine recognizes Kosovo’s independence, it will lose everything in one day.'
Op-eds
The Russia-Serbia Nexus – EU Has to Step Up and Do its Part
“The West must do a better job of imposing costs on destructive Balkan actors. But to do so effectively, the West must act as one.”
Op-eds
Putin’s hybrid warfare diverts Western attention and resources from Ukraine
If America wants to end the Ukraine war, the first step is to see the conflict through the Kremlin’s eyes. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s tanks and jets might not be powerful, but his hybrid-warfare...
Op-eds
For Sanctions to Work in Bosnia, EU Must Join the U.S.
The U.S. Treasury Department on September 26 and October 3 imposed sanctions against prominent Bosnian individuals and entities for allegedly engaging in corruption and eroding democracy in Bosnia and...
Policy Briefs
Russia’s Sham Ukraine Vote Undermines Serbia’s Kosovo Claims
Vladimir Putin proclaimed Russia’s annexation of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia Regions of Ukraine on Friday, Sep. 30, stating that they “are becoming [Russia’s] compatriots forever.”...
Op-eds
Serbia’s Move to Cancel EuroPride Shows How Vučić Plays Off West Against Russia and His Base
The Serbian government is moving to cancel a long-planned parade in Belgrade this Saturday as part of the annual pan-European EuroPride celebration, hosted in a different European city each year, after...
Op-eds
Time to Sanction the Kremlin’s Ministry of Truth
When media platforms obey their paymasters’ orders to become complicit in their crimes, they are no longer media.
Op-eds
It’s Not Just Ukraine
How Putin is trying to destabilize the rest of Europe by meddling in Moldova, Georgia, and Bosnia.
Op-eds
Biden administration can’t overlook the Balkans when sanctioning Russia
Excerpt As Western economic sanctions tank Russia’s economy, the Kremlin and its supporters are scouring the globe for jurisdictions to use to evade sanctions. Moscow appears to have set its sights...
Op-eds
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.
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
How “Never again!” became “never mind”
To the fashionably woke, Uyghur lives don’t matter