InternationalFeature
MARIUPOL, Ukraine—Like manmade thunder, the artillery concussions cut through the light drizzle on the grey, overcast day. Standing in the unpaved parking lot of the… Read More
InternationalFeature
BERDYANS’KE, Ukraine—Pro-Russian separatists and the Ukrainian Azov Regiment have been battling over the town of Shyrokyne for weeks. The small town on the Sea of… Read More
InternationalFeature
MARIUPOL, Ukraine—As part of a joint Department of Defense-State Department effort to bolster Ukraine’s internal defense capabilities, the United States will be sending Army paratroopers… Read More
InternationalNews
Resolutions asking President Obama to send lethal aid to Ukraine so that the country can defend its borders from Russian aggression have passed in both… Read More
InternationalFeature
WARSAW, Poland— As a U.S. Army Stryker convoy crossed from Lithuania to Poland Tuesday—within about 12 miles of the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad—nearby NATO warplanes… Read More
InternationalFeature
MARIJAMPOLE, Lithuania—Citizens of the three Baltic countries have showed up in droves to welcome a U.S. Army Stryker convoy, which is traveling across Eastern Europe… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently negotiated a cease-fire in Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Within days, Ukrainian troops lost the city of Debaltseve to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The barbaric assassination today of Boris Nemtsov, a brave adversary of the Putin administration, is a stark reminder of the grave dangers faced by political… Read More
InternationalNews
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a stern warning to the world about Russia’s military capabilities during an address on Thursday. “No one should have the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The second Minsk agreement, which was supposed to establish a ceasefire in Ukraine and was announced last week, was met with a mixture of cautious… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Should the U.S. send defensive weapons to the Ukrainian military? That question is currently consuming top policymakers in Washington, even as a renewed ceasefire agreement… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Greece’s elections have elevated Syriza, a leftist party committed to higher government spending for its constituents and less cooperation with the rest of Europe. Syriza… Read More
InternationalCommentary
What was the outcome of the Greek election over the weekend and why were these elections important? The recent elections in Greece have sent shockwaves… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris against the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists and a Jewish grocery store that killed 17 people have underscored the rising threats… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to have picked a bad time to try to restore the Russian empire. Collapsing energy prices are weakening the value… Read More
InternationalCommentary
“Saturday Night Live” often acts as a good barometer of what’s going on in the world. Last week, its opening sketch nailed just how grumpy… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Twenty-five years ago today, the world changed when the seemingly impenetrable wall between East and West Germany was torn down by a people determined to… Read More
InternationalNews
Russian authorities never threatened American journalist David Satter. For years, the Moscow correspondent for the London Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal wrote with… Read More
SecurityNews
If the world does not destroy the terrorist group ISIS, former British Defense Secretary Liam Fox said today, “they will become the University of Jihad,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
WARSAW — Quite suddenly, what Poland does and doesn’t do has become crucial to the United States and the Western alliance. As the next-door neighbor… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Great Britain can breathe a huge sigh of relief. The people of Scotland voted Thursday to remain a part of the United Kingdom. This is… Read More
InternationalCommentary
In an appearance on Fox News on Thursday night, before the results were finalized, The Heritage Foundation’s Nile Gardiner warned about the ill effects Scottish… Read More
InternationalNews
Would Scotland’s future be as part of the United Kingdom or an independent country? >>> Update: It turns out the answer is “No” to independence. By a decisive… Read More
InternationalCommentary
This week’s referendum on Scottish independence has largely flown under the radar here in the United States. The cable news networks have devoted little attention… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Scots go to the polls Thursday to decide whether to continue life within the United Kingdom or as an independent country. That is their choice… Read More
InternationalCommentary
“They’ve had major riots, that have not just been anti-Israeli policy, but are blatantly anti-Jewish. … They’re predominantly the immigrant Muslim populations in Germany and… Read More
InternationalNews
Should Russia play host to the World Cup in 2018 in light of its recent aggression against its neighbors? Prominent people on both sides of… Read More
SecurityNews
Following the lead of the European Union, President Obama announced expanded sanctions against Russia Tuesday for supporting separatists in Ukraine. The latest American sanctions target… Read More
Even as the leaders of two major business groups in the European Union and the U.S. met to talk about the need for further trade… Read More
News
Vice President Joe Biden, who went to Ukraine on Monday for a two-day visit to express U.S. support for the government in Kyiv, has accused… Read More
