Russia’s Opposition Protests: On the Road from Nowhere to Nowhere
The recent Moscow protests have been seen as yet another turning point in anti-Putin oppositional politics. Nearly every individual...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Russia’s Opposition Protests: On the Road from Nowhere to Nowhere
A nation must think before it acts.
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The Pendulum of Ukrainian Politics: One Day You’re in, the Next Day You’re Out?
The Volodymyr Zelensky surge continued on July 21 when the Ukrainian president’s newly created Servant of the People (SoP)...
What Happened at the Severodvinsk Naval Testing Range? Thoughts on the Severodvinsk Radioactive Release and When It Happened Here
What happened on 8 August at Russia’s Severodvinsk Naval Testing Range? That question has preoccupied Western media reports for...
Insurgents and the Flip Side of Special Operations
While the Islamic State’s physical caliphate is no more, it is clear that the group has successfully transitioned back...
A Pathway Forward for the U.S. and Turkey in Syria: A Virtual Safe Zone
On August 7th, after three days of military-to-military talks in Ankara, the United States and Turkey released a statement...
Unequal Sequel: China’s Belt and Road Initiative
During the spring of 2019, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) notched up some notable successes. In March, Italy...
A Nadir is Reached in the Politicization of U.S. Intelligence
It would be no surprise if there was a clinking of glasses at “The Aquarium,” the sobriquet for GRU...
American Credibility is Dangerously Low: Just Not For the Reasons You May Think
In the field of international relations, a nation’s credibility is often thought to be calculated by evaluating its historical...
Putin’s Victory: Why Turkey and America Made Each Other Weaker
On Tuesday, 16 July, President Donald Trump poorly articulated the first of what is expected to be two actions...
U.S. Sanctions and Turkey’s Purchase of Russia’s S-400 Air Defense System
Despite two years of signaling and eight months of rushed bilateral negotiations between the United States and Turkey to...