Czar wars
If Putin wins, it’s not only Ukraine that loses
KGB
Biden Creates His Own ‘Strategic Ambiguity’ on Taiwan
The White House had to walk back his remarks that ‘we have a commitment’ to defend Taiwan against China.
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Biden Must Stop Russia’s Illicit Procurement of Sensitive American Technologies
Investigations have exposed many Russian illicit procurement schemes in recent years, targeting items ranging from sensitive diving equipment to dual-use machine tools to components used in night-vision and thermal-imaging devices.
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Swiss miss
Biden blew a chance for a win in his meeting with Putin
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What Happened at the Biden-Putin Summit? Not Much.
The two discussed Afghanistan, cyberattacks, and more.
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What to Expect From the Biden-Putin Summit
Biden wants ‘stable and predictable’ relations with Russia. Is that possible?
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To Get at Lukashenko, Punish His ‘Moneybags’
To impress the Belarusian dictator, go after his and his associates’ wealth.
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The intersectional CIA
When I first saw the “I am a cisgender millennial” recruitment video for the Central Intelligence Agency, I thought it was a spoof, an attempt to bring Monty Python to Langley. Then, I realized the...
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Sharansky’s journeys
From prison to politics to an exodus from Africa
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The battle for Belarus
A former Soviet republic struggles to become a real republic
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News from Londongrad
Putin’s agents and cronies run amok in Britain
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The World’s Most Dangerous Alliance
How Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin are using international institutions to undermine American interests.
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Why We Need to Worry About China and 5G
The Chinese have taken the lead on this important technology while also building a surveillance state. What could go wrong?
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Don’t Underestimate Economic Side of Russia’s Cyber Warfare
Russia knows how to spread chaos and outrage in American politics, but Russia may pose a far greater...
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Perfect Partners
When he won the election, Donald Trump—along with his national security adviser Michael Flynn, his all-purpose counselor Stephen Bannon, and, perhaps, his son-in-law, Jared Kushner—wa...
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Protecting Palestine
Not long ago, I was talking to a Fatah official about Palestinian aspirations, especially his party’s sharp emotions about Hamas, the Palestinian fundamentalist movement that rules Gaza and...
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The sorrow and the pity in Syria
Over the last five years, Syria has been descending into a hell on Earth. Over the last four months, the lowest depths of the...
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How to Negotiate with a Bully
On Oct. 7, RT reported that four Russian missile ships in the Caspian Sea attacked 11 targets inside Syria with 26 cruise missiles. “According to objective control data, all the targets wer...
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Why Obama Is Wrong to Compare Himself to JFK
Speaking at American University today in defense of his nuclear deal with Iran, President Obama twice invoked President John F. Kennedy. To paraphrase Lloyd Bentsen, while we did not serve with J...
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Putin’s Lower Vodka Prices Won’t Offset Russian Economic Woes in 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin lowered vodka prices last week for the first time since the Kremlin adopted pricing standards in 2010...