Stoltenberg backs expansion as NATO’s future clouds
NATO Secretary General Jan Stoltenberg says the security concerns of the Western military alliance and Japan are “closely interconnected.” Accordingly, for the...
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Signs of a top-rank military purge in Russia
Citing Russian media but identifying the Moscow Times, which is not official and often unreliable, the British Daily Mail has published a...
Vilnius NATO summit will likely be a flop
Any decision on NATO membership is between the 31 Allies and aspirant country. And so, in this case, when it...
Clues to the depth of the revolt in Russia’s army
“There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is...
Putin is weakened, but will China’s Xi push for regime change in Russia?
The weekend’s mutiny in Russia by Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group of mercenaries prompted a visit by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko...
What didn’t happen in Russia
Everyone is talking about what happened in Russia, but almost no one is talking about what didn’t happen in Russia. Yevgeny...
24 hours of Putin’s fear. What was this?
On June 23, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group, released several social media posts critical of Russian...
Putin is still ‘very much frightened’ by Prigozhin’s actions: Andrei Illarionov
CSP Senior Analyst for Russian and European Affairs, Andrei Illavionov, offers insight into Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin halting his march...
Is the Ukrainian offensive another Kursk?
Some observers say that the battle now taking place in the Zaporizhzhya area of Ukraine is like the 1943 Battle...
Russian general dies as Ukraine steps up offensive
Ukraine has stepped up its attack on the Vremivka tactical bridgehead focusing on the settlement of Marakrivka. Ukraine has substantially...
Big development in Ukraine?
There appears to be a potentially big development in Ukraine focused on a negotiated deal with Russia. “Ukraine is ready...
Ukraine is the loser in mutual overhead attacks
Everyone is excited that Ukrainian drones attacked a Moscow southern suburb on May 30th, but the excitement is much ado...
Ukraine’s new F-16s are far from new
Now that President Biden has agreed that NATO members can train Ukrainian pilots on the F-16, it is likely Ukraine...
A sudden and ominous nuclear gap
With the original Cold War long faded in the rear-view mirror, there are terms of art that have been forgotten....
Bakhmut has finally fallen to the Russians
The head of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, announced today (May 20) that all of Bakhmut has been taken by...
Ukraine war ending: A coup means the end for Putin
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drags on, speculation regarding a potential coup d’état to oust President Vladimir Putin has ramped...