Russia Could Lose Vital Tartus Naval Base in Syria
The fall of the Assad regime in Syria marked a major blow to the ruling family’s allies, namely Iran and Russia. For years,...
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Dissecting the Oreshnik missile test- Andrei Illarionov
CSP's Senior Analyst for Russian and European Affairs Andrei Illarionov explains the Kremlin's messaging behind the Oreshnik missile test with...
ATACMs? What are they thinking?
It’s perhaps appropriate that the Biden administration is finishing up with another foreign policy move that leaves one wondering “what...
ATACMS for Ukraine: A Game Changer or Just A Giant Mistake?
Escalation Ahead? Ukraine Targets Russia with U.S. ATACMS In its latest Ukraine policy reversal, the Biden administration has authorized Kyiv...
ATACMS for Ukraine: Illarionov
The Biden administration decided to allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles in Kursk region. Andrei Illarionov, CSP’s analyst for Russian and...
Trump and Ukraine: what Russia wants, what Trump could do
Reports in growing numbers speculate or advocate on what the forthcoming Trump administration will do domestically and what policy approach...
The Russian Air Force is ‘dropping like flies’ in the Ukraine War
What You Need to Know: Despite increased production of Su-35 and Su-57 fighters, Russia's Su-35 "Flanker-E" has struggled in Ukraine....
A Russian pilot defected with a MiG-25 Foxbat fighter jet
What You Need to Know: The defection of Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko in 1976 revealed critical insights into the capabilities...
Russia’s Su-57 felon would have a ‘rough time’ attacking an F-35 stealth fighter
What You Need to Know: The Sukhoi Su-57, Russia's answer to fifth-generation fighter jets, faces production issues and is unlikely...
Nuclear drills in Russia – don’t assume Putin is bluffing
There was a time when the press would have provided significant coverage of something like the danger of nuclear war....
North Korean troops in Kursk could backfire on Moscow, Pyongyang
There is no longer much doubt that there are North Korean troops training in far eastern Russia. Western intelligence services...
Russia almost captured an F-14 Tomcat like in Top Gun: Maverick
What You Need to Know: In 1976, the U.S. Navy faced a Cold War emergency when an F-14 Tomcat fell...
Expert on loopholes helping Russia skirt sanctions
The United States has put sanctions on a number of totalitarian countries, such as China and Russia. But there seem...
A Russian-made missile nearly shot down an SR-71 Blackbird spy plane
What You Need to Know: The fastest airframe to ever fly the skies is surprisingly not a twenty-first-century invention. Nearly...
Russia so freaked: Iowa-Class battleships made a comeback due to ‘battlecruiser’ threat
What You Need to Know: Before aircraft carriers dominated naval supremacy, U.S. battleships like the Iowa-class ruled the seas. Built...