Esper: Russia Remains a Threat — and Too Many NATO Allies Aren’t Ready for It
Mark Esper is a “big believer in NATO” and says it should be prepared to take ...
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Mark Montgomery: ‘If I Were Russia, I Would Be Concerned’ After NATO Summit
Retired Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery argues that the alliance ended the July 7-8 NATO summit in Ankara on a stronger ...
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Is Putin Preparing for a Bigger War?
Russia's offensive in Ukraine has stalled as Ukrainian drones and long-range strikes continue targeting Russian logistics, ...
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Kori Schake: NATO’s Biggest Challenge Is Preventing a ‘Precipitous American Withdrawal’
When NATO leaders will meet in Ankara on July 7-8 for their annual summit, a former ...
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AEI President Robert Doar Makes the Case for Trump Foreign Policy — With Caveats
“He wants it to be a fair deal.” That’s how Robert Doar, the president of the ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Trump’s Belarus Pivot: Why Washington Is Engaging Lukashenko After Years of Isolation
The United States has updated its script on Belarus. For years, Washington treated Russia’s close ally ...
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Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO: U.S. Exit Would Be ‘Devastating’
Nearly eight decades after its founding, NATO is facing an existential crisis. U.S. President Donald Trump, ...
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The Arms Race Is Here — and America Should Embrace It — a National Security Strategist Says
Matthew Kroenig says a new arms race started “years ago,” but the United States, by not ...
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