Will Armenia’s Pivot West Hold at the Ballot Box?
Ten days before Armenia’s June 7 parliamentary elections, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received a high-profile public endorsement. “Nikol has my COMPLETE and TOTAL…
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Iran Concerns Push Georgia Into U.S. National Security Debate
A photo shows one protester carrying a poster depicting President Donald Trump with bloodied hands and others holding portraits of then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali…
A ‘Clash of Personalities’: Trump and Xi Head Into High-Stakes Beijing Summit
As President Donald Trump arrives in Beijing for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14-15, Michael Carpenter, the former National Security…
Ukraine’s Army Reforms Aim to Fix Its Biggest Vulnerability
Higher pay and contract-based service are at the center of new reforms aimed at solving Ukraine's recruitment problem — but analysts say more change…
Inside the Effort to Prosecute Russia’s Ukraine War Crimes
As the Trump administration stepped in to broker peace negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow more than a year ago, one issue, which had once…
At the Front, Ukraine Is Holding the Line — and Finding Small Openings
Major breakthroughs on either side are being replaced by constant pressure.
Orban is Gone: What it Means for Ukraine, the EU, Russia and the U.S.
After 16 years in power, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will be leaving office following a decisive victory by opposition leader Peter Magyar in…
Ukraine Takes Its Drone Playbook to the Gulf
Once a recipient of defense aid, Ukraine is now selling hard-won expertise to the Gulf
With Expanding Deep Strike Capabilities, Ukraine Takes Aim at Russia’s Oil
With domestically produced missiles and drones, Ukraine is now consistently striking 1,000 kilometers into Russia, threatening the Kremlin’s oil exports
