Russia plays a bigger game in Iran, and the West is not paying attention
Russia is not officially taking part in the war in Iran - so why does it feel like it's winning?...
Russia Is Playing a “Bigger Game” In The Middle East — And Why the West May Be Missing It
Anna Borshchevskaya, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, tells Independence Avenue Media that the advantages...
Russia sees benefits from US operation in Iran as Trump thinks Putin winning in Ukraine
U.S. President Donald Trump put the war in Ukraine on the back burner as he is consumed by Iran, allowing...
Angela Stent: Distracted By Iran, Trump Believes Russia Is Winning In Ukraine
Angela Stent, a Georgetown University professor who previously advised the U.S. government on Russia while serving in the National Intelligence...
“Mr. Nobody Against Putin”: Oscar-Nominated Director Exposes Russia’s War Propaganda In Schools
"Mr. Nobody Against Putin" is a documentary about Russian war propaganda nominated for an Oscar for best documentary film this...
“Mr. Nobody Against Putin”: Oscar-Nominated Director Exposes Russia’s War Propaganda In Classrooms
In 2022, shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, an American filmmaker secretly connected with a Russian schoolteacher and videographer...
Nuclear arms treaty with Russia expiring is a good thing – former U.S. nuclear policy head
Franklin Miller, who ran the U.S. nuclear policy at the Pentagon for 15 years, says expiration of the only remaining...
New START Is Dead. The Man Who Ran U.S. Nuclear Policy for 15 Years Says That’s a Good Thing
On Feb. 5, nearly 16 years after then-U.S. President Barack Obama and then-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sat at a gold-trimmed...
Russia’s star faded in Davos, but Moldova and Belarus take stage
While Moscow had no official representatives at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Russia’s ghost still haunted delegates —...
No Longer Davos’ Darling, Russia Fades as Moldova and Belarus Take Stage
In 2000, an American journalist at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, asked a simple question about...
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