On the Battlefield, Ukraine Leads the Drone War — Russia Is Scrambling to Catch Up
Ukraine seized the battlefield drone advantage. Moscow is scrambling to catch up, but bureaucracy and a manpower crunch are getting in the way.
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Congress Sends a Message on Georgia. Former U.S. Diplomats Say Tbilisi Misread the Trump Administration
Congress has taken a series of actions on Georgia in recent weeks that reflect growing concern on Capitol Hill about Russian and Chinese influence…
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…
Moldovan Ambassador to U.S.: The EU Is About ‘Survival’
As Moldova and Ukraine prepare to open their first European Union accession negotiation cluster, Moldovan Ambassador to the U.S. and Mexico Vladislav Kulminski argues…
The Missing Investor: Georgia’s Port Caught Between Washington and Beijing
On June 8, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 7668, the Countering China’s Control of the Caucasus Act. The legislation requires the…
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…
ISW’s George Barros: Ukraine Has Seized the Advantage in War — but Russia Will Adapt
Ukraine and Russia are now in a new phase of war — the first such change since 2023 — and Ukraine has been seizing…
The House Passed a Ukraine Aid Bill. We Asked Members Why They Voted For — And Against — It
Eighteen House Republicans broke with both the White House and party leadership on June 4 to join almost all Democrats in supporting the first…
Former CIA Official in Russia: Putin Should Fear Elites Who’ve Had Enough of Ukraine War
Russian President Vladimir Putin is coming under increased pressure as Russia fails to gain ground in Ukraine and there are signs elites around Putin…
