Hybrid Warfare Against Russia: Peter Rough’s Strategy to Restore Deterrence
Hudson Institute's Peter Rough says Russia's gray-zone attacks succeed because the West absorbs them — and that answering in kind is the only way…
Interview
Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal Undercuts U.S. Leadership, Former Ambassador to Ukraine Says
William B. Taylor, twice America's top diplomat in Kyiv, says Ukraine and Europe need to build a “Plan B” that functions without Washington.
‘Absolute Shock’ — Former U.S. Defense Official on Trump’s Diesel Deal With Putin
Speaking from the Warsaw Security Forum, former Pentagon official Evelyn Farkas says the diesel deal hands Putin money and legitimacy, undercuts the sanctions Congress…
Christopher Walker: Russia’s Shadow War Needs a ‘Sufficiently Disproportionate’ Response
Russia escalates because it isn’t paying a high enough price, Christopher Walker argues. His fix: make Moscow pay far more for its shadow war…
The Greenland Deal Changes Little, but NATO Unity Worries Moscow, Former Pentagon Adviser Says
Former U.S. Defense Department policy adviser Imran Bayoumi says the agreement is not “groundbreaking or new,” but could help NATO move beyond a crisis…
‘We’re Not Prepared for a Potential Attack on the Baltics’ — CIA Veteran on Russia’s Escalation
Sean Wiswesser says the West's response to Russian active measure in Europe has been "empty deterrence" — and Russia may test it further.
Ukraine Built an ‘Amazon’ for Its Army. Battlefield Points Buy Drones
Ukrainian Minister of Digital Transformation Oksana Ferchuk tells Independence Avenue Media how a state-run marketplace lets brigades order drones directly, get them in days…
A Leading Ukrainian Analyst Says Europe Deserves Credit for Sustaining Ukraine’s Fight as Washington Steps Back
President Trump's envoys were received politely in Kyiv. But analyst Mykola Bielieskov says nobody there expects the shuttle diplomacy to work — Ukraine is…
Daniel Fried: Take Trump’s Peace Push Seriously — and Pass the Sanctions Bill to Back It
Daniel Fried says the Trump administration's renewed push to end Russia's war against Ukraine is worth taking seriously — but diplomacy without credible pressure…
