What Happens in Kyiv Doesn’t Stay in Kyiv
Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal sent a signal. So will Trump’s Ukraine policy, whatever it may be.
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Trump Needs Timely Congressional Action to Support His Ukraine Agenda
The United States unveiled a new security assistance package for Ukraine on January 9, expected to be the last under President Joe Biden. President-elect Donald Trump stands to inherit enough aid authority...
Policy Briefs
Trump should get tough again on chemical weapons states
The media has largely ignored a disturbing trend: Russia is openly using chemical weapons against Ukraine. Ukraine’s army support services say Russia has carried out 4,800 chemical...
Op-eds
Ukraine, Russia trade attacks in Kursk while Russia takes Kurakhove
Russia and Ukraine both launched sizable attacks in different parts of Kursk Oblast in recent days, battling over territory that Kyiv hopes to use as leverage in potential peace talks. In eastern Ukraine,...
Op-eds
American greatness requires great military power
Encouragingly, most Americans understand that
Op-eds
Russia announces plans to form Unmanned Systems Forces
On Monday, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov unveiled plans to form a new military branch focused on unmanned systems. His announcement, which follows a similar Ukrainian move earlier...
Op-eds
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: December
Welcome back to the Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy. They provide trendlines of very positive, positive, neutral, negative, or very negative for the areas they watch. ...
Policy Tracker
American Confidence in Elections
Prohibiting Foreign Interference
Legislative Testimonies
The Demographic Dilemma: Why Military Support Must Consider Population Trends
The strategic center of gravity for Ukraine in its war with Russia is its ability to sustain the manpower needed to man the front lines against a determined foe. Ukraine has struggled to mobilize enough...
Op-eds
Trump Should Make Putin Wince Before They Sit Down to Talk
A maximum pressure campaign would raise the likelihood of a fair and lasting peace in Ukraine.
Op-eds
Team Trump mustn’t buy Putin’s nuke threats: We’re not on the verge of WW III
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin is beating his chest again, hinting he may use nuclear weapons. Don’t buy the bluffs: We’re not on the verge of a nuclear World War III. Putin’s huffing...
Op-eds
‘Ready For Any Developments’: Russia Launches Experimental Missile at Ukraine
Ukraine Comes Under Attack From Russian Experimental Missile: Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh confirmed that a missile launched by Russia at Ukraine on November 21...
Flash Briefs
U.S. Temporarily Shutters Embassy in Kyiv Fearing ‘Significant Air Attack’
U.S. Issues Warning of Russian Attack: The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv temporarily closed on November 20 “out of an abundance of caution,” telling U.S. citizens in Ukraine to be prepared to shelter in place following a warning that it had received “specific information” about “a potential significant air attack” from Russia.
Flash Briefs
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
Ukraine Needs More Missiles to Take Full Advantage of New Biden Policy
Explosions thundered in Russia’s Bryansk region last night after Ukraine struck an ammunition depot near the city of Karachev. According to U.S. and Ukrainian officials, this was Ukraine’s first strike...
Policy Briefs
What do long-range missiles in the Ukraine-Russia war mean for Israel?
The Ukraine-Russia war has escalated with Ukraine's use of long-range missiles, but what does that mean for Israel and the wars it is fighting?
Op-eds
The Missiles ‘Will Speak for Themselves’: Biden Approves Ukrainian Use of ATACMS Inside Russian Territory
• U.S. Lifts Limits for Ukrainian Long-Range Strikes: President Joe Biden has approved Ukraine’s deployment of long-range American missiles against Russian targets in the Kursk...
Flash Briefs
What Ukraine’s Kursk gamble has — and has not — achieved
Ukraine took a gamble with its offensive in Kursk Oblast. Three months in, the operation has yet to pay off in the way Kyiv hoped. It did boost Ukrainian morale and disrupt the gloomy narrative surrounding...
Op-eds
Russia looks to encircle the eastern Ukrainian city of Kurakhove
Russian forces are currently attempting to encircle Kurakhove, a small city in the southern part of Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Their rate of advance, while still relatively modest, has accelerated...
Op-eds
In Escalation of Russian Invasion, North Korean and Ukrainian Troops Clash for First Time
Clashes Reported in Kursk Region: Ukrainian officials claimed on November 5 that Ukrainian troops traded artillery fire with North Korean units in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. A day...