Biden’s $110 billion fiasco
Now that the US House of Representatives has finally, after four tries, elected a Speaker, business can resume in that chamber. As...
Ukraine
Ukraine war: The real issue is NATO and Russia
So long as Volodymyr Zelensky is president of Ukraine, it is a waste of time and effort to try and...
Ukraine making few gains while suffering big losses
The Ukrainian counteroffensive continues but it appears to be less intense. Ukraine has not made any significant progress so far,...
The cost of the war in Ukraine: From the frontlines
The war in Ukraine, it's dragged on far longer than expected, over a year and a half now. And likewise,...
Is the ATACMS tactical missile already in Ukraine?
Russian defense sources say that an ATACMS tactical ballistic missile was launched from Kulbakino Air Field in Ukraine. If the Russian report is correct then...
Mitt Romney’s four mistakes on aid to Ukraine
Republican Senator and former U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney responded to critics for the amount of U.S. assistance provided to...
New attempt on Crimea bridge shows US policy risks
TASS, the Russian State news service, says that an attempt by Ukraine to blow up the Kerch Strait bridge to...
Risks for NATO in Ukraine drone strikes on Russian territory
On August 29, Ukraine launched its most massive drone attack on Russian territory to date, including an attack on Pskov airfield near...
US intelligence says Ukraine’s offensive a failure
The US intelligence community says Ukraine’s offensive has failed by not reaching its stated objective, to take the city of...
Factcheck: Washington Post false claims about size of US aid to Ukraine
The Washington Post’s article "A look at the amount of U.S. spending powering Ukraine’s defense" published August 4, 2023, used...
Ground softening for big Russian offensive
It is still too early to say whether the direction of the Ukraine war has changed, but there is increasing...
Saudi Arabia’s Ukraine peace talks agree on nothing
The Saudi Arabia-sponsored “peace talks” failed to accomplish anything. Ukraine was hoping to bring on board more “neutral” countries supporting...
More Bakhmut fighting may see war end – or expand
No matter what pronunciamentos may come from Washington, the Russian government is expecting greater attacks on Russian territory – especially...
It’s wishful to think Putin’s system is falling apart
Editor's Note: This piece by Jamie Dettmer features quotes from CSP Senior Analyst for Russian and European Affairs, Andrei Illarionov....
The command center attacks in Russia and Ukraine
The Russian Defense Ministry has reported that on the evening of July 28, Russia attacked a Ukrainian command post in Dnipro (Dnepropetrovsk)...
Andrei Illarionov: ‘Inside the mind of Putin.’
CSP Senior Analyst for Russian and European Affairs, Andrei Illarionov, joined Jamie Glazov to discuss his recent report on the...