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
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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
Welcome to the long war: Why a Ukraine deal was never realistic
Four months of chaotic shuttle diplomacy aimed at reaching a cease-fire in Ukraine, multiple phone calls between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, repeated US attempts to pressure, browbeat, and bully Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy into concessions, have all yielded exactly nothing. Continue reading
RUSSIA’S CYBER SPIDERS
Back in 2019, longtime Kremlin aide Vladislav Surkov asked a rhetorical question about Russia’s cyber posture in a widely circulated article in the newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta: “Who are we on the world wide web – spiders or flies?” Continue reading
THE HUMAN COST OF RUSSIA’S WAR
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine is many things. It’s the story of a Russian autocrat with a twisted view of history obsessed with personal aggrandisement. Continue reading
PUTIN’S CO-CONSPIRATORS
In the three years since Russia’s full-scale re-invasion of Ukraine, Western sanctions and diplomatic efforts have sought to force Moscow into deep international isolation. Continue reading
THE POTEMKIN PEACE PLAN
The United States presents Ukraine with a take-it-or-leave-it ceasefire deal that compels Kyiv to give Russia everything it wants in exchange for…well, in exchange for nothing. Continue reading
AND THE WAR GRINDS ON
The war continues, even if less people are paying attention. Continue reading
THE NEW EUROPEAN FRONT
From the Baltic Defense Line fortifying Europe’s eastern flank to an 800 billion euro rearmament plan to talk of an independent European nuclear deterrent, a new era is being born in European security. Continue reading
BRAVE NEW INTELLIGENCE WORLD
U.S. national security agencies have halted work on a coordinated effort to counter Russian sabotage, disinformation and cyberattacks. The U.S. The Department of Justice has disbanded a task force to … Continue reading