Obama and Biden’s failed Russia policies
The last thing Trump should do is adopt them
Eastern Europe
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...
Policy Briefs
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.
Op-eds
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....
Insights
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.
Op-eds
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.
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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...
Policy Briefs
IRGC Official Among Plotters Indicted for Attempted Murder of U.S.-Based Iranian Dissident
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed charges against four Iranians on October 22 in connection with a 2022 plot to assassinate Iranian dissident journalist Masih Alinejad...
Flash Briefs
Book Chapter — Throwing Cold Water on the New Cold War
How the World’s Democracies Can Win
Books
Targeting Taiwan
Beijing’s Playbook for Economic and Cyber Warfare
Memos
Iran’s Assassination Plots Against Jews Persist Despite the West’s Leniency on Regime
The French police recently charged a French-Algerian dual citizen and his partner for allegedly conspiring to assassinate Israelis and Jews in Paris, Munich, and Berlin — all at the behest...
Op-eds
Ukraine’s Invasion of Kursk: A Silver Bullet, a Wild Gamble, or Both?
Ukraine’s attack on Kursk has surprised the Russians, and some of Ukraine’s allies, who were caught unprepared for such a move. Not less surprising is the Russian response, instead of shifting troops...
Op-eds
OPCW Visits Ukraine After Accusations of Russian Chemical Weapons Use
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) visited Ukraine last week to deliver critical chemical weapons detection equipment and training. The visit — following accusations by Kyiv...
Policy Briefs
Only American leadership can rally NATO to fight the new axis of authoritarian chaos
NATO leaders on Tuesday arrived in Washington to mark the 75th anniversary of the historic alliance that helped defeat the Soviet Union and secure an American-led century. But diplomatic toasts...
Op-eds
Countering CCP’s narrative warfare with the Digital Lennon Wall
‘CCP must lie in order to cover up the terrible things that they’re doing in China, in Hong Kong, and around the world. To do this, they use narrative warfare to control what people see as the truth.’
Op-eds
From Gaza to Global South: How Russia Weaponizes Neocolonial Narratives
Russia is spearheading a disinformation campaign to portray the US and Israel as a neocolonial villain – all while waging its own revanchist colonial war against Ukraine.
Op-eds
A Rape in Paris
The act of misogyny is a grotesque means for men to remind women of their physical power. It’s also an act of dehumanization, like it was on Oct. 7.
Op-eds
Lessons, 10 years after ISIS took over Mosul
The defeat of ISIS took years. However, Iraq was able to mobilize against the extremists.
Op-eds
Will France abandon its opposition to unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state?
If it does, then Israel will be more reliant on Germany, Italy, Greece and the Eastern European states to fight its corner within the European Union, its largest trading partner.