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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How the Iran Conflict Could Affect Russia and the War in Ukraine
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer says the U.S.-Israeli operation against Iran shows the limits ...
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4 Days vs 4 Years: What the Iran Operation Shows About US vs Russian Military Power
What do the first days of the U.S.–Israel military operation in Iran reveal about the balance ...
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New START Is Dead. The Man Who Ran U.S. Nuclear Policy for 15 Years Says That’s a Good Thing
On Feb. 5, nearly 16 years after then-U.S. President Barack Obama and then-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ...
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China’s Military Purge: Why It Matters
Former U.S. deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger tells Independence Avenue Media why China’s role in ...
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Ukraine Is the Tip of the Spear: Matt Pottinger on Deterrence, US-China Relations, and What Comes Next
Drawing on his experience in government and his long focus on China, former U.S. deputy national security ...
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What Did Trump Say in Davos?
Donald Trump addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, outlining his views on ...
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Bolton on Venezuela, Russia, China, and the Global Balance of Power
Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton discusses how Russia and China are seeking to consolidate ...
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