Eastern Europe

Kicking and Screaming Against America and Israel

REVIEW: ‘Kicking the Hornet’s Nest: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East from Truman to Trump’ by Daniel E. Zoughbie

X’s Location Feature Exposes a Real Problem, but Does Not Fix It

A new location transparency feature on X is revealing foreign influence on American discourse just as federal agencies designed to deal with such threats are being dismantled. Toward the end...

Massive Russian Missile and Drone Attack Kills 6 Overnight in Kyiv

Russia Unleashes Major Attack: Russia launched at least 430 drones and 19 missiles into Ukraine overnight on November 14, killing six people and injuring another 35, according to...

Polish Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Spy Plane Over Baltic Sea

Plane Flew Without Flight Plan or Transponder: Polish MiG-29 fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20 spy plane over the Baltic Sea on October 29 and escorted it out of the area....

Covert Action Cover to Cover

REVIEW: ‘The CIA Book Club: The Secret Mission to Win the Cold War with Forbidden Literature’ by Charlie English

Freedom for Iran: Learning From U.S. Support for Polish Anti-Communists in the 1980s

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...

U.S. Sanctions Palestinian NGOs for Directly Engaging with ICC Investigation Against Israel

Three Palestinian NGOs Sanctioned: On September 4, the United States imposed sanctions on three Palestinian NGOs for having “directly engaged in efforts by the International Criminal...

Following Australian Proscription, Time To Tighten the Terrorism Sanctions Noose on the IRGC

It was a decision years in the making. Canberra will now proscribe the entirety of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. On August 25, Australian Foreign Secretary...

‘Your Aggression Will Not Be Tolerated’: Australia Expels Iranian Ambassador Over Attacks on Jewish Community Targets

2 Attacks Linked to Iran: Australia announced the expulsion of Iran’s ambassador in Canberra as well as its designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist...

Northern exposure

The Alaska summit revealed Putin’s neo-Soviet goals

Stalin in the subway

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

Obama and Biden’s failed Russia policies

The last thing Trump should do is adopt them

Trump Should Prepare to Make Putin Pay If He Refuses Ceasefire

Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire with Russia at talks in Saudi Arabia on March 11 — assuming Washington can get Moscow to play ball. That will be no easy task. Russia may attempt to attach unacceptable...

By halting Ukraine aid, Trump courts personal defeat

There’s still time to avoid emboldening America’s enemies—and a humiliation that dwarfs his predecessor’s Afghanistan withdrawal.

5 Reasons Why South Africa Must Remain on FATF’s Financial Crime Watchlist

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) placed South Africa on its “grey list” in February 2023, identifying critical weaknesses in the country’s ability to combat money laundering and terrorist financing....

Trump must keep arming Ukraine if he wants a good peace deal

Europe must do its fair share, but it cannot carry the burden alone.

Memo to Trump: Beware the ‘Reverse Teddy’

I was proud to serve the president in his first term. But Trump’s strength in the Western Hemisphere could portend weakness in Europe and Asia in his second, writes Matt Pottinger.

Out with the old in the Old World: How Trump can usher in Eastern Europe’s moment

“In times of rapid change,” remarked industrialist J. Paul Getty, “experience could be your worst enemy.” For those in Washington, Brussels, and Berlin who are panicking about what a second...

OPCW Investigation Confirms Russia’s Likely Use of Chemical Weapons Against Ukraine

Russia’s consistent denials that its military forces have deployed illegal chemical weapons in Ukraine were dealt a serious blow on November 18, when the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical...