THE BATTLE FOR MOLDOVA
Another election, another geopolitical crisis. Moldovans go to the polls this weekend to elect a new parliament in a critical vote that will determine whether this small eastern European nation … Continue reading
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THE CHINA FACTOR
If you had to identify one factor that has kept Russia’s economy and war machine afloat since February 2022 in the face of massive Western sanctions, that factor would be … Continue reading
PUTIN’S DEADLY IMMORTALITY QUEST
There is a very simple reason that a ceasefire in Ukraine has been so elusive. For Vladimir Putin, this is a war of choice, his motivation is ideological, and his … Continue reading
THE ALASKA SUMMIT
Will it be a redux of Munich 1938, when one dictator was appeased and a world war ensued? Or perhaps it could turn out to be a replay of Yalta … Continue reading
DEMOCRACY DURING WARTIME
For Ukrainians, democracy must go on – even in wartime. Or more accurately, especially in wartime. Large protests erupted in Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv, and Dnipro this week after President Volodymyr … Continue reading
THE COLD WAR WITHIN
THE COLD WAR WITHIN If the old Cold War was a twilight struggle between and among states, the new Cold War is a subtler and stealthier struggle within states. Like … Continue reading
RUSSIA’S FEISTY NEIGHBORHOOD
Don’t look now but there is another conflict brewing in the former Soviet space. Relations between Russia and Azerbaijan have been in a freefall for weeks after police in Yekaterinburg … Continue reading
PUTIN’S SHRINKING AXIS OF ROGUES
Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, few countries have done more to assist Moscow than Iran. From Shahid drones to ballistic missiles to artillery shells, … Continue reading
THE CHINA FILE
Vladimir Putin’s “no limits” partnership with China’s Xi Jinping appears to have some limits after all — limits of trust. According to an internal planning document from Russia’s Federal Security … Continue reading
THE MACGYVER NATION STRIKES BACK
It was bold. It was audacious. It was innovative. And it was highly successful. It was called Operation Spiderweb and it was Ukraine’s largest drone attack on Russian air bases … Continue reading