Ex-CIA Ops Official: Ratcliffe’s Moscow Trip Likely ‘Intelligence Diplomacy’ in Search of a Deal
A 35-year veteran of the CIA says that CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s Aug. 25 trip to Moscow may have been at least partially prompted…
Ia Meurmishvili
Ia Meurmishvili is co-founder, president, CEO, and editor in chief of Independence Avenue Media. Known in her native Georgia as a television anchor, she previously managed Voice of America’s Georgian Service, leading coverage of U.S. foreign policy, NATO, and regional security. She is a frequent guest commentator, conference speaker, and lecturer.
AEI President Robert Doar Makes the Case for Trump Foreign Policy — With Caveats
“He wants it to be a fair deal.” That’s how Robert Doar, the president of the American Enterprise Institute, describes U.S. President Donald Trump’s…
Cavoli: Russia Unlikely to Win This War — but Will Regroup for the Next One
What is the current state of Russia’s war against Ukraine? How will it end? And how should NATO prepare for the post-war Russian threat?”…
Cavoli: Ukraine Is ‘Gaining Advantage’ Over Russia, but No Knockout End to War
Ahead of NATO’s 2026 summit, the alliance’s former supreme allied commander Europe, retired U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, cautions that though Ukraine appears to…
Diane Francis: Armenia Is Entering ‘Dangerous Territory’
Armenians chose a European future when they re-elected Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his Civil Contract party, says Diane Francis, editor-at-large of the National…
Diane Francis: Armenia Chose Europe — but Is Entering ‘Dangerous Territory’
When Armenians re-elected Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his Civil Contract party, they chose “Europe over Russia,” says Diane Francis, author of the popular…
Ben Hodges: Ukraine’s Deep Strikes Give It ‘Path to Victory’
Retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges says Ukraine’s expanding ability to strike targets deep inside Russia is shifting momentum and exposing growing vulnerabilities in the…
Hodges: The Momentum Has Shifted in Ukraine’s Favor — and Russia Knows It
For the first time in nearly two decades, the May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow will not include military hardware. Retired Lt. Gen.…
Petraeus: Ukraine’s Drone Advantage Is Changing the War
Retired Gen. David Petraeus shares his latest observations from Ukraine after his 10th visit to the country. The former CIA director says Ukraine’s rapid…
