
The new U.S. National Security Strategy stunned Washington's allies, casting doubt on the entire post-Cold War security order in Europe.
The document takes a direct shot at the EU and questions some of the main principles of NATO, two pillars of …
Amy B. Zegart

A Ukrainian drone strike on the Temryuk seaport in Russia’s Krasnodar region has destroyed most of the facility’s fuel infrastructure.
Ukraine’s General Staff released updated figures for the operation carried out on December 5, targeting the Temryuk …

About the author: Hanna Novosolova is Chief Specialist at the Department for Coordination of State Information Policy on Corruption Prevention at the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP).
On International Anti-Corruption Day, attention …



A leading Russia expert and former Kommersant journalist, Alexander Gabuev, is convinced time is working against Vladimir Putin, and says the Kremlin’s coffers have been depleted to the point that there’s funding for about a year and a half more of …

Video footage obtained by Saudi broadcaster Al Arabiya shows deposed Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and his former adviser Luna al-Shibl (rumored to be his lover) mocking Russian president Vladimir Putin in private conversations.
The channel …


Amid a continuing wave of contraband-carrying balloons arriving from Belarus, Lithuania has declared a state of emergency. At a cabinet meeting in Vilnius on Tuesday, December 9, officials agreed to extend the measure nationwide.
Emergency rules will …
Ukraine could receive advanced Czech-made missiles and drones early next year that could significantly influence the course of the war, according to reports.
Czech developers have unveiled a new Narwhal cruise missile intended for transfer to Ukraine …
Ukrainian forces defending the Pokrovsk axis pulled back from their positions several weeks ago, specifically around the villages of Sukhyi Yar and Lysivka south of Myrnohrad. As of publication, Ukraine’s General Staff and Ground Forces had not …
Ukraine cannot cede territory under its constitution, international law or moral law, President Volodymyr Zelensky said at a news conference, adding that the United States is seeking a compromise between Russia’s demands for Ukrainian land and Kyiv’s …