Chechnya

Countering Iran’s Covert Chemical Weapons Program

Ukrainian Intelligence Claims Chechen Leader Was Hospitalized, Creating Risk of Destabilizing Succession

Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has been hospitalized due to kidney failure and is reportedly undergoing dialysis, according to a report sourced from Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence and published January...

High-Ranking Russian General Assassinated in Moscow

Car Explosion Kills Sarvarov: The head of the Russian General Staff’s Directorate for Operational Training, Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, was killed in Moscow on December 22, Russian...

Fixing Putin’s plan

Helping make Russia great again is not in America’s interest

Vladimir the Terrible

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

Inside the harrowing attack on Syria’s Druze — and why the US’ first step in the right direction is vital

I woke to voice notes from Mazen, his Suwayda Druze dialect thick with tears. “Jolani’s ISIS are massacring us,” he said, referring to the forces of Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly...

In the Caucasus, Donald Trump Has an Opportunity

With Azerbaijan defying Russia, the region has the opportunity to clinch a historic peace deal.

The perils of peacemaking

Sometimes, you need to give war a chance

Ahmed Al-Shara’s Foreign Jihadist Problem

The man President Donald Trump hailed as a “tough guy” who will bring stability to Syria is empowering extremists tied to Al Qaeda.

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

Meet Vladimir Putin

Let’s reacquaint ourselves with Russia’s ruler

From Afghanistan to America: the rising reach of the Islamic State Khorasan Province

Four years after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the threat posed by the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) has expanded beyond the region, now endangering both American and European soil.

Hayat Tahrir al Sham’s terror network in Syria

On December 8, 2024, rebel forces deposed the regime of Syria’s longtime dictator, Bashar al Assad, after the insurgents stormed through much of the country, retaking various regional capitals and culminating...

Putin’s cash crunch

It’s time for Europe and the US to tighten the financial screws on Russia and accelerate an end to the war.

North Korea’s troops reveal Putin’s Ukraine pickle — no more cannon fodder

The war for Ukraine is widening. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed Wednesday that North Korea is dispatching thousands of troops to Russia, marking a significant escalation in...

Is Russia Raising Specter of ‘Dirty Bomb’ to Prime Public for False Flag?

Russia has vast playbook full of “dirty tricks” by which it can deceive public opinion and distort perception of reality. History show that false flag operations have always been a viable option.

Ukraine’s bold—and risky—gamble in Kursk

Now on its fourth day, Ukraine’s surprise offensive in Russia’s Kursk region is a daring gambit likely intended to divert Russian forces and snatch back the war’s momentum. But it also comes with...

Biden’s massive Russian prisoner swap comes with major trouble for next president

Swap freed prominent prisoners held by Russia, but Biden may incentivize more hostage taking

America held hostage

Rewarding thugs is not an adequate policy response