Putin-Xi Summit Fails To Land Major Breakthroughs
This spring is summit season in Beijing. Russian leader Vladmir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for a two-day summit on May 20 to 21 and signed 40 limited agreements covering...
Kremlin
Why the EU Should Sanction Russia’s Patriarch
The Russian Orthodox Church’s sanctification of Russia’s war on Ukraine has met with little retort from Europe.
Op-eds
Why the United States Should Pay More Attention to the War in Mali
The ongoing civil war in Mali—where a jihadist group is poised to seize power—is spilling over into Nigeria, with ominous humanitarian consequences.
Op-eds
This Is No Way To Treat Our European Allies
The Trump administration is fond of reminding allies that NATO is a two-way street. But at present, Washington seems to need that message most. Earlier this month, amid a feud between President Donald...
Op-eds
An Anniversary That Should Serve as Warning for Russia’s Allies
May 14 occupies a symbolic place in Russia’s military imagination. It marks the anniversary of the creation of the Warsaw Pact in 1955 and, nearly half a century later, the founding of the Collective...
Op-eds
Putin’s latest Victory Day parade shows a desperate, hollow regime
For all the Russian president’s cultivated image as a geopolitical chess master, the board is starting to look empty
Op-eds
America Should Rediscover the Soft Power Potential of Its Music
What made jazz – the quintessential American music – dangerous was not the sound, but the idea behind it: improvisation, spontaneity, individual voice.
Op-eds
Russia and Iran Build Sovereign, State-Controlled Internets
Iranians are increasingly leaving their country to escape the regime’s internet shutdown. At the same time, in Russia, the Kremlin’s tightening grip on online life is fueling growing...
Op-eds
Deny the Truth at All Costs: Moscow’s Perennial Playbook
Remembering how Moscow dealt with the catastrophe in Chornobyl 40 years ago reveals the cornerstone of the Kremlin’s modus operandi: manage perception first, reality later
Op-eds
Europe Approves 90 Billion Euro Interest-Free Loan to Ukraine
Funding for Defense and Budget Expenses: The European Union gave final approval to a 90-billion-euro loan for Ukraine on April 23 after Hungary lifted its two-month veto. The interest-free...
Flash Briefs
Russia’s Gray Zone War Against NATO
It’s a battlefield so cold that even Marvel’s Captain America might find himself looking around for a space heater, but that doesn’t mean the fight isn’t warming up. The Kremlin has been waging...
Op-eds
Orban’s ouster was a win. But don’t let Hungary distract from Russia’s next target
Post-election celebrations erupted in the streets of Budapest over the weekend after Hungarian voters ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orban after 16 years, handing pro-EU opposition leader Peter...
Op-eds
Center-Right Party’s Overwhelming Victory in Hungarian Election Could Boost EU Support for Ukraine
After 16 years in power, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was resoundingly defeated in the country’s general election on April 12. The victory of the center-right Tisza Party led by Peter Magyar...
Policy Briefs
Christianity Is the Vanguard of Western Civilization—and America Must Protect It Abroad
On Easter Sunday, the White House issued a press release stating that under President Donald Trump’s leadership, “the U.S. is once again a beacon of religious liberty — honoring the biblical...
Op-eds
What the Kremlin fears more than Ukrainian drones
Major banks across Russia on Friday reported major service breakdowns. Their apps crashed, ATMs stopped working, and other capabilities collapsed. The outages caused major complications in everyday...
Op-eds
Putin Reportedly Vows To ‘Keep Fighting,’ Asks Oligarchs To Pitch In
Russia “will keep fighting” until it captures the rest of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin reportedly told Russian business elites. During a meeting last week, the...
Policy Briefs
Russia reportedly sending Iran drones for use against the US and Israel
“There’s an axis of aggression between Russia and Iran,” British defense chief John Healey declared on Thursday, accusing Moscow of “sharing tactics, training, and tech” to help Tehran...
Op-eds
U.S. Intelligence Community Omits Key Russian Threat in Annual Assessment
Moscow’s favorite color in the Arctic is gray. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s (ODNI) Annual Threat Assessment correctly identifies Russia as the dominant Arctic threat and...
Policy Briefs
Russian Hypocrisy on Display at the UN on Iran’s Behalf
Ties to the Persian Gulf region are “among Russia’s foreign policy top priorities,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared during a ministerial meeting with Arab Gulf states in the resort...
Policy Briefs
In Russian-Occupied Ukraine, You’re Free to Worship Vladimir Putin
The Kremlin’s religious registration rules in occupied Ukraine are intended to snuff out freedom of religion.