Russians

May 14, 2024 | John Hardie |

Russia’s Kharkiv Offensive Stretches Ukrainian Forces

Kyiv replaced the commander of Ukrainian forces defending Kharkiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed on Monday as Russian troops pressed forward in an offensive launched on May 10. Although...

May 1, 2024 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer, Damjan Krnjević Mišković

The Azerbaijanis, Not the Azeris, Are Hosting COP29

The Republic of Azerbaijan will host the annual  UN  Climate Change Conference known as COP29 in November 2024. For many who will attend COP29 and follow the process, this will be their first...

April 26, 2024 | John Hardie |

U.S. Rushes Aid to Ukraine as Russia Presses Near Avdiivka, Chasiv Yar

The United States has begun rushing artillery shells and other aid to Ukraine following the passage of the long-delayed national security supplemental bill. For Kyiv’s embattled troops, this...

April 22, 2024 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Bradley Bowman, John Hardie, Joe Dougherty

Update on Russia-Ukraine War – status, next steps

April 21, 2024 | Jacob Nagel |

Iran, next time, the target could be your nuclear sites

Iran must be held accountable for its exceptional attack. The Israeli response, immediate but also intended to have a lasting impact, was based on Iran's intention to cause destruction.

April 15, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

After attacking Israel, Iran counts on Russia’s support moving forward

After its drone attack against Israel, Iran seeks to continue building its partnership with Russia, which has slammed the UN Security Council's emergency meeting after the attack.

April 13, 2024 | Jason Jay Smart, Ivana Stradner

Time to Tell Russians They Are No Longer Safe

Russia relies heavily on propaganda and disinformation. In the wake of the ISIS attack in Moscow, the West should use the truth to let Russians know how Putin has failed them.

April 12, 2024 | John Hardie |

Ukrainian Parliament Passes Mobilization Bill But Punts on Demobilization

A long-delayed bill on mobilization passed its second and final reading by the Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday. Although Kyiv punted on the contentious issue of demobilizing troops currently...

April 7, 2024 | Cleo Paskal |

‘U.S. threat assessment report has several blind spots’

The challenge is that the report needs more strategic and integrated intelligence to appropriately describe today’s threats to the United States and its partners and allies, says Jack Gaines.

March 22, 2024 | John Hardie |

Battle of Avdiivka: A Preliminary Analysis

This article offers a preliminary analysis of the Battle of Avdiivka, particularly its final weeks. While more information will no doubt come to light as time passes, some initial conclusions stand out....

March 22, 2024 | John Hardie, Bradley Bowman

Ukraine Needs More Drones. Here’s One Way Washington Can Help.

Ukraine could double its annual production of drones if it had more funding, a Ukrainian official told The Guardian in an interview published on Wednesday. In addition to encouraging our European allies...

March 14, 2024 | Ivana Stradner |

The West should tear down Putin’s new digital Iron Curtain

The Kremlin is paranoid, passing some of the most repressive laws in its history. This gives us ample opportunity for subversion

March 12, 2024 | Anthony Ruggiero |

Going Nuclear on Rosatom

Ending Global Dependence on Putin's Nuclear Energy Sector

February 25, 2024 | Peter Doran |

Ukraine Can Win — Here’s How

Ten years into Russia’s long war against Ukraine, far too many Americans are falling prey to a destructive idea. They needlessly believe that Ukraine’s defeat is unavoidable. These Americans have lost...

February 22, 2024 | Elaine K. Dezenski |

What Biden must do to punish Putin for Navalny’s murder

Russian President Vladimir Putin has in the last two years caused the death of hundreds of thousands of people, from innocent civilians in Ukraine to the poorly trained conscripts he uses as cannon fodder...

February 21, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Murder in the Gulag

Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Putin’s only serious rival, has been eliminated

February 18, 2024 | Andrea Stricker |

Ending Dependence on Russia’s Nuclear Sector

An American ban on business with Rosatom would send domestic and foreign nuclear suppliers a strong market signal.

February 8, 2024 | John Hardie |

Ukraine’s Hold on Avdiivka Slipping

A Ukrainian military spokesman confirmed today that Russian troops have pressed into northern Avdiivka, a small city in southeastern Ukraine that has been on the front line since 2014. While...

February 5, 2024 | Boaz Golany, Jacob Nagel

US presence in the Middle East at a critical junction

The United States has provided a critical military presence in the region throughout the decades.

November 17, 2023 | Ivana Stradner, Jason Jay Smart

Russia’s Weaponization of Antisemitism

We must inoculate the world’s nations as to the Moscow-origins of the recent spike of antisemitism and make clear that only our enemies win through this dangerous unruliness.