Ukrainians

May 29, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Charles Corcoran

We’re training Ukraine’s brave F-16 pilots — here’s what they need to keep fighting

After years of delay, Ukraine’s Air Force is flying the F-16 fighter jets it’s received from NATO — and, during a training visit this month, we saw for ourselves how these “Vipers”...

May 4, 2025 | Ivana Stradner, Marina Chernin

Serbian and Russian Orthodox Churches Unite Against West

As part of Russia’s plan to undermine cohesion in Europe, it hopes to pull Serbia away from its path toward the EU by emphasizing traditional Orthodox ties.

April 30, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Putin ‘has to be dealt with differently’

Trump’s new perspective is correct

April 17, 2025 | Peter Doran, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Putin’s Palm Sunday Attack Demands A Response

Moscow will only take peace negotiations seriously if Washington flexes its muscles.

April 16, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

A ‘Reverse Kissinger’ would be a fool’s errand

Vladimir Putin’s interests align with those of Xi Jinping

March 26, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Obama and Biden’s failed Russia policies

The last thing Trump should do is adopt them

March 21, 2025 | John Hardie |

Ukraine’s Belgorod incursion makes limited gains

Days after it withdrew from most of Russia’s Kursk region, Ukraine launched a cross-border incursion into neighboring Belgorod Oblast. The operation appears to be much more limited in scale and objectives...

March 19, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Pressure Putin

That’s what Trump must do to achieve a ceasefire

March 17, 2025 | Peter Doran |

Why NATO Should Move Nuclear Weapons to Poland

Expanding the nuclear-sharing program to Warsaw would send a clear message to Putin: any attack on Poland would be a catastrophic mistake.

March 7, 2025 | Benjamin Jensen, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Jose M. Macias III

How to Defend Ukraine’s Skies During Peace Negotiations

Air superiority remains a decisive factor in modern warfare. As Ukraine continues to defend itself against Russian aggression, policymakers and military planners are grappling with a fundamental question:...

March 7, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

Targeting Iran’s agents of influence

The British government unveiled an important new measure to combat influence originating from Tehran. Now it has to get to work enforcing it.The British government unveiled an important new measure to combat influence originating from Tehran. Now it has to get to work enforcing it.

March 5, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Getting the U.S. and Ukraine back on track

It’s essential because if Putin wins, it’s not just Ukraine that loses

February 26, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Meet Vladimir Putin

Let’s reacquaint ourselves with Russia’s ruler

January 31, 2025 | John Hardie |

North Korean troops pull back in Kursk as Pyongyang prepares fresh deployment, officials say

North Korean (DPRK) forces fighting in Russia’s Kursk region “have been pulled off the front lines after suffering heavy casualties,” though their absence may only be temporary, The New York...

December 25, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

A letter to the Polish foreign minister

Do you not understand that Poland and Israel have the same enemies?

December 16, 2024 | Benjamin Jensen, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

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...

November 18, 2024 | |

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...

November 13, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Joey, we hardly knew ye

A few words of advice for the departing commander in chief

November 8, 2024 | John Hardie |

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...

November 6, 2024 | |

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...