Russia’s AI Blueprint Exposes an Authoritarian Playbook
Russia, China, and Iran are all sharing the same playbook for corrupting Western elections. The U.S. is on track to be the next target this November. A trove of Russian documents leaked in...
Kremlin
Why Europe Isn’t Ready for NATO 3.0
US retrenchment from Europe, even if premised on European burden-sharing, will expose the continent to Russian aggression.
Op-eds
Stalled in Ukraine, Putin may try to break NATO
Dwight Eisenhower is said to have counseled that if a problem can’t be solved, you should enlarge it. Is Vladimir Putin now applying that maxim perversely? I’ll bet you a ruble the CIA...
Op-eds
Putin is testing NATO because he thinks the West will flinch
CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow this week comes as U.S. intelligence warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin may be prepared to escalate against...
Op-eds
Putin’s Knee-Jerk Nuclear Saber-Rattling
This week the Kremlin is signaling that further escalation remains on the table, with some Russian officials reportedly discussing nuclear weapons as a last resort, Bloomberg reports. The...
Op-eds
How Putin’s Black Sea food fight puts the world — and your grocery bill — at risk
The oil war in the Black Sea between Russia and Ukraine is turning into a food fight — with potentially disastrous implications. Moscow, fuming at strikes on its “shadow fleet” of sanctions-evading...
Op-eds
Russia helps Iran sharpen its sword
Russia is shipping explosives and other military goods to help Iran replenish arsenals depleted in fighting with the United States and Israel, according to an August 17 report by NBC News. If accurate,...
Op-eds
Vučić Welcomes Zelensky in Serbia: Turning Point or Tactical Gambit?
On Saturday, Volodymyr Zelensky made his first official visit to Serbia, a country long seen as one of Russia’s closest European partners. For some in the West, it was proof that Serbian President Aleksandar...
Op-eds
Islamism 101
America’s leaders refuse to do their homework
Op-eds
Russia Is Back to Banning Books
Marcel Proust’s “In Search of Lost Time,” Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando,” and Stephen King’s “It.” These are just a few victims of book purges happening all over Russia. Every...
Op-eds
U.S. Should Quickly Heed Ukraine’s Request on Starlink
As it braces for what may be its most difficult winter of the war, Ukraine is reportedly seeking permission to use the Starlink satellite communications system to target ballistic missile launchers on...
Policy Briefs
Russia’s Cyber War Against the West
Russian weapons do not always need to explode. They may simply arrive in your inbox. As Moscow refines its cyber arsenal, digital espionage is increasingly the Kremlin’s weapon of choice for advancing...
Op-eds
Securing the Arctic
The U.S. And Its NATO Allies Should Work Together – Not Against Each Other – To Secure the Arctic
Op-eds
Zelensky Warns of Another North Korean Troop Deployment to Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow wants around 30,000 more North Korean troops, and they could soon arrive in Russia. These troops will almost certainly support Putin’s war effort...
Policy Briefs
Russia continues to aid Iran in war with US, Ukraine says
Russia is still providing satellite imagery to aid Iran in its war against the United States, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alleged on July 25. That same day, Kyiv said it had targeted cargo...
Op-eds
How Russia turned Lindsey Graham’s death into a propaganda operation
The death of a public figure is a moment to reflect on a life of service and mourn a shared loss. But in Russia’s information war against the United States, the Kremlin transforms...
Op-eds
Russia’s Next Annexation: South Ossetia
A leadership shuffle in the Russian-occupied portion of Georgia signals that Russia is still invested in redrawing borders in the Caucasus.
Op-eds
Selling the S-400 to Qatar or the UAE Solves Turkey’s Problem, Not Washington’s
Turkey’s decade-long standoff with Washington over the S-400 may finally be nearing an inflection point, though not in the tidy way Ankara once imagined, and not without a fresh dose of frustration...
Insights
Why NATO Should Pivot Toward Economic Security
In the coming decades, military burden-sharing won’t be enough to ensure Transatlantic security.
Op-eds
Russian Gasoline Shortages Compound Economic Struggles
Russia is running short on gas. On June 24, Reuters reported that Russia petitioned Kazakhstan to provide 50,000 metric tons of AI-92 gasoline to alleviate domestic shortages. Despite its status as...