Let Ukraine Aim for the Archer
Without more interceptors, Kyiv needs the ability to take out what’s doing the shooting.
Kyiv
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
Kim Jong Un’s European front
North Korea is learning modern warfare on Ukrainian ground—and Russia is paying the tuition
Op-eds
Modern War Demands a Data-Centric, Cloud-Based Command and Control Architecture
Russia’s war against Ukraine is the first real-world test of how to master a battlefield overwhelmed by data, exposing how quickly modern forces must receive, process, and share information to survive....
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
Do not let China win Ukraine’s reconstruction
Beijing must not benefit from reconstruction contracts for infrastructure it helped destroy
Op-eds
North Korean missile deployment raises urgency of Ukraine’s Starlink plea
North Korea has begun dispatching a ballistic missile unit to Russia to help bombard Ukraine, which is already struggling to defend its skies, Ukrainian military intelligence official Andrii Cherniak told Reuters this...
Op-eds
Axis of Aggressors Military Cooperation Is Worse Than You Think
The United States now confronts one of the most dangerous geostrategic environments since 1945, in no small part because of the emergence of a new Axis of Aggressors consisting of China, Russia, Iran,...
Op-eds
Melania Trump got it right: Russia must return Ukraine’s stolen children
President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 28 at the White House, where they discussed how to resuscitate peace talks between Russia and Ukraine....
Op-eds
The Axis of Aggressors vs. America
During the Cold War, the U.S. had only one major enemy – now we have four
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
Bulgaria approved U.S. Tankers Over Tehran’s Objections
Bulgaria’s parliament approved a U.S. request to station up to eight KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft and 250 military personnel at Bezmer Air Base in southeastern Bulgaria despite direct, public objections...
Insights
The fastest way to help Ukraine stop Russia’s missile threat
Ukraine's F-16s could hunt ballistic-missile launchers within weeks — if Washington unlocks one capability.
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
Ukraine’s defense leadership crisis becomes blessing in disguise
“You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing after they’ve tried everything else,” goes an aphorism often apocryphally attributed to Winston Churchill. Much the same can be said for...
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
What would Joe Biden do?
Vis-à-vis Moscow and Tehran, Trump should do the opposite
Op-eds
How Putin is exploiting Poland and Ukraine’s oldest wound
As Poland marks its National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Volhynia Massacre on July 11, history and politics have once again moved to the forefront of Polish-Ukrainian...