By Mark Episkopos on Sep 10, 2024 06:33 am Victoria Nuland, former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and one of the principal architects of the Biden administration’s Russia policy, has now opined on what is perhaps the foggiest episode in a war distinguished by a nearly impenetrable kind of diplomatic opacity: the April 2022 Istanbul peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Read in browser »
By Tanya Goudsouzian on Sep 10, 2024 12:05 am Three years after the Taliban takeover, the images still haunt those who watched as the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan met a catastrophic end. Read in browser »
By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos on Sep 09, 2024 01:33 pm An interesting poll by the Cato Institute of likely voters in the three states expected to play a decisive role in November's presidential contest shows that not only are Americans paying attention, but have distinct feelings about how hard the U.S. should be leaning in on global conflicts. Read in browser »
By Anatol Lieven on Sep 05, 2024 12:05 am Some Western supporters of Ukraine have been presenting the Ukrainian incursion into the Russian province of Kursk as a great victory that will significantly change the course and outcome of the war. They are deceiving themselves. While legally and morally justified, the attack has failed in all its main objectives, and may indeed turn out to have done serious damage to Ukraine’s position on the battlefield. One U.S. analyst has compared it to the Confederate invasion of the North that led to the battle of Gettysburg — a brilliant tactical stroke that however ended in losses that crippled the Army of Northern Virginia. Read in browser »
By Thomas Brodey on Sep 05, 2024 12:05 am It’s no secret that the Biden administration has made fighting online disinformation a major priority. On Wednesday, it announced sweeping measures to secure the 2024 election from interference, including seizing internet domains and sanctioning Russian operatives. Read in browser »
By Paul R. Pillar on Sep 04, 2024 12:05 am News about offensive Israeli military operations has shifted, for the moment, from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank. Read in browser »
Victoria Nuland, former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and one of the principal architects of the Biden administration’s Russia policy, has now 
Three years after the Taliban takeover, the images still haunt those who watched as the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan met a catastrophic end.
An interesting 
Some Western supporters of Ukraine have been 
It’s no secret that the Biden administration has made fighting online disinformation a major 
News about offensive Israeli military operations has shifted, for the moment, from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank.