Ukraine, NATO, and the War of Wills
WASHINGTON — Former national security adviser H.R. McMaster says the Trump administration’s new national security strategy misses critical opportunities to confront what he calls…
Kartlos Sharashenidze
Kartlos Sharashenidze is co-founder, executive editor, and Georgian Service managing editor of Independence Avenue Media, with expertise in U.S. foreign policy and Eurasian geopolitics. A former documentarian and reporter at Voice of America, he got his start in his native Georgia at Georgian Public Broadcaster and Imedi TV.
Former US Ambassador Daniel Fried: Only Pressure on Russia Can Break Peace Deadlock
WASHINGTON — Retired U.S. Ambassador Daniel Fried said the Ukraine peace effort has stalled not because of Kyiv or the West but because “the…
Russia Is Stalling Peace Talks, Says Ex-US Assistant Secretary of State
Veteran diplomat Daniel Fried breaks down why the Kremlin is blocking meaningful progress in the Ukraine peace talks. Speaking with Independence Avenue Media, he…
Former US Ambassador: Trump Can Stop Putin if He’s Willing
WASHINGTON (Independence Avenue Media) — Russia continued its campaign of aggression against Ukraine on Wednesday, bombing a kindergarten in a deadly barrage of drone…
Herbst: Trump Could Persuade Putin with American Strength
Ambassador John E. Herbst, Senior Director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, discusses President Trump’s evolving approach to…
Steve Yates: China’s Ukraine Role Demands Western Unity
WASHINGTON (Independence Avenue Media) — China’s growing involvement in Russia’s war in Ukraine is drawing close attention from U.S. policymakers, according to Steve Yates,…
Yates: Why Europe Must Join US Pressure on China
China’s growing involvement in Russia’s war in Ukraine is drawing close attention from U.S. policymakers, according to Steve Yates, senior research fellow for China…
Carpenter: Can the South Caucasus be complete without Georgia? We’re about to find out
WASHINGTON (Independence Avenue Media) — Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a peace declaration at the White House on August 8 creating what’s being called the…
Carpenter: From Alaska Summit Warnings to Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Praise
Former Senior Director for Europe at the White House NSC and U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE Michael Carpenter delivers a comprehensive analysis of key…
