Commentary: Goodbye, Yerevan — Russian Rift With Armenia Highlights Lost Influence In former Soviet Space
There was once a time when only Belarus was closer to Russia than Armenia, writes Brian Whitmore in the Shatterbelt Brief. But since its…
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American Veteran Fights Russia in Ukraine, Survives Drone Strike
🇺🇸🇺🇦 He served in Afghanistan. Then he volunteered to fight for Ukraine. But this was a completely different kind of war. Towle, a 35-year-old former…
Republicans and Democrats Unite at Ukraine Action Summit
More than 600 Americans from across the country traveled to Washington at their own expense to advocate for Ukraine during congressional hearings and on…
Kurt Volker: NATO Should Shoot Down Russian Missiles Over Ukraine That Threaten Its Territory
The warnings that Russia might test a limited incursion into NATO territory in the near future are “probably planted there for us by the…
Ian Brzezinski: NATO Has the Tools to Deter Russia, But May Lack the Mindset
NATO’s military and economic power may dwarf Russia’s, but for former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO Policy Ian Brzezinski,…
The Future Came Early to Georgia: Inside Russia’s 2008 War That Tested the West
By Monday, Aug. 11, 2008, Georgian forces were retreating toward Tbilisi. Ambassador John Tefft, holed up in the U.S. Embassy, called Daniel Fried —…
Commentary: Coalition of the Unlikely — A Fledgling Anti-Kremlin Front Emerging in Eurasia
Astana, Baku and Yerevan are hedging against Moscow at the same moment — for entirely different reasons.
From Soviet Rocket City to the Flamingo: Ukraine’s New Missiles
A defense startup now builds Ukraine's longest-range weapon. Analysts say Ukraine's growing homegrown missile arsenal is part of Kyiv's strategy to build long-term deterrence.
U.S. Troop Cuts in Europe: Why Ian Brzezinski Calls Them a Mistake
Ian Brzezinski, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and former U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO policy, says further…
