European Commission and NATO chiefs to hold talks on Russian threats
The language coming out of Brussels is exhausting.
By Imani Sutton ·
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Xi, Modi and Putin set to meet for SCO summit: What’s on the agenda?
The whole spectacle in Kyrgyzstan—Xi Jinping meeting Putin, Modi joining the fray—is a masterclass in signaling.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
Ilves: The real problem for the United States is Iran, not NATO
The whole performance surrounding CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s recent trip to Moscow smells like a distraction.
By Maya Ellison ·
Ukrainian threat allows Putin to seize private assets via decree
The moment a state declares that fundamental economic rights are conditional upon military competence, it has signaled its abandonment of the rule of law.
By Klaus Berger ·
Putin blames Kyiv; El País notes Moscow shifts culpability
The language of crisis always demands a culprit, a single point of origin for all subsequent suffering.
By Elena Rossi ·
Pyongyang-Moscow pact is a modern Warsaw Pact structure
This isn't a friendship; it’s an infrastructure project built on mutual suspicion and the profitable denial of peace.
By Imani Sutton ·
Putin’s Iturup visit proves claims are about raw assets, not law
The whole spectacle—Putin visiting the Kuril Islands—looks like something out of a bad Cold War novel.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
Putin's threats echo Berlin Blockade against European nations
The perennial temptation for great powers, when cornered by economic reality, is to abandon the ledger and resort to force.
By Klaus Berger ·
Russia frees ailing ex-US Marine Robert Gilman from detention
The moment Robert Gilman, former US Marine, was released from Russian detention on humanitarian grounds—a move framed by some as a diplomatic triumph—I saw only what I always see…
By Ray Dombrowski ·
US intelligence: Putin will test NATO unity; Washington must respond
The playbook hasn't changed since the Cold War; it just got a new set of props—drones instead of tanks, cyberattacks instead of concrete blockades.
By Grant Colby ·
Sochi boasting proves Putin can't conquer the global economy
The perennial Russian strategy remains unchanged: when the ledger books get complicated or the political will wanes at home, they revert to brute force.
By Grant Colby ·
Vladimir Tkachuk injured: the cost of proxy conflict in Russia
The narrative we are fed—especially from state media—is always one of resilience. Of necessary sacrifice.
By Imani Sutton ·
Ukraine is embracing MAGA. It’s not clear if MAGA is hugging back
The great, persistent delusion of modern American politics—that ideological purity and partisan shouting can somehow replace real-world power dynamics—is finally showing its seams.
By Grant Colby ·