John Bolton: Russia, China Want Spheres of Influence — the US Should Not
Russia and China are each trying to secure what John Bolton described as their own spheres of influence — Moscow in Eastern Europe and…
Interview
Thomas Graham: Case for US Troops in Venezuela Relied on ‘Thin Veneer’
U.S. foreign policy expert Thomas Graham calls the U.S. operation in Venezuela “a violation in international law” and “an aggression against a sovereign state”…
Amb. Romero: US Aim to Run Venezuela Could Be ‘Negotiating Threat’ or ‘Big Mistake’
Former U.S. Ambassador Peter Romero said he hoped there would be “no [U.S.] boots on the ground” after the United States captured Venezuelan President…
Analyst: Moscow Pushing Back on Peace Talks With Political Theater
Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst said a Russian video showing the deployment of its nuclear-capable Oreshnik hypersonic missile system in Belarus is best understood as part of Moscow’s broader messaging effort rather…
Analyst Sees Progress in Ukraine Talks, but Warns of Long Road Ahead
The United States, European Union and Ukraine have progressed toward a possible peace deal, but Russia’s unwillingness to engage and the unresolved question of how to…
Dead Ends, Divided Allies: A US Military Expert on the Ukraine Peace Talks
“A dead end” is how retired U.S. Army Colonel Robert (Bob) Hamilton described the U.S.-led process to achieve peace in Ukraine. The American initiative,…
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…
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…
Montgomery: Ukraine Won’t Back Down and Russia Won’t Compromise
Washington, D.C. — As debate intensifies over the latest proposal to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, retired Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery offers a stark…
