Former adviser sees influence by Chinese President Xi Jinping in Putin’s recent decisions
Former Putin adviser Andrei Illarionov, speaking with DW, said it was likely Chinese President Xi Jinping and not Ukraine's counteroffensive...
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Would Russia go to war with America over weapons to Ukraine?
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said that if the U.S. were to supply Ukraine with longer-range missiles, it would become a “party of...
China-Russia alliance has ‘nothing good in store for democracies’: Grant Newsham
China and Russia are aligning against the United States and its allies regardless of the absence of an official treaty...
In protecting the KGB, Gorbachev laid the foundation for Putin’s gangster-state
The notorious KGB chairman Yuri Andropov recruited Mikhail Gorbachev, cultivated him, and placed him in the Kremlin leadership to ultimately...
Could Russia really beat an F-35 stealth fighter?
Russia, over the past few years, has put out a lot of hype around the F-35 – and that it...
Ukraine war: The crucial coming fight for Kherson
Russian troops today occupy Kherson and have carried out some limited assaults on Odesa. The Russian army occupies most of the...
What to expect next in the Ukraine war
If Germany-France do a deal to keep Russian oil and gas flowing, the US will be mostly on its own...
State-based counterintelligence services: Time to combat foreign threats by new means
It’s time to re-think how states defend themselves against relentless foreign espionage, terrorism, subversion, and other threats from foreign state...
Russia and Iran: A new economic alliance brewing?
Russia and Iran signed a mutual trade agreement this week, establishing trade centers in Saint Petersburg and Tehran. The “memorandum of understanding”...
Has Russia turned Iran into a military powerhouse?
Russian-Iranian defense ties date back to the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Upon seizing power, the newly installed Iranian regime prioritized the...
Ukraine lessons for Taiwan
If China makes good on its frequently enunciated threats, Taiwan will be attacked by a large People’s Liberation Army (PLA)...
High-tech export bans helped China, but not Russia
COCOM (Coordinating Committee) was a semi-secretive export control system made up of NATO members plus Japan. During the Cold War,...
The Biden administration’s ‘Disinformation’ Board is a tool straight from Soviet Russia’s KGB
The Biden administration re-defined disinformation, sanitized the term of its KGB roots, and expanded the definition by applying the label...
Ukraine update with Dr. Stephen Bryen
Stephen Bryen, a senior fellow at the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Security Policy, former under secretary of defense and author...
Full embargo on oil could stop war
Editor's Note: This piece by Jonathan Josephs is based on an interview given by Center Senior Fellow Andrei Illarionov A...
How Zelensky used social media to his advantage
It is generally acknowledged that following the news on social media has become more important, more popular and more influential...