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...
Russia
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...
NATO learning hard lessons about its future in Ukraine
While the causes for war vary, inevitably a war becomes a testing ground for technology, battlefield tactics and strategy. The...
Russia and China’s courtship of North Korea is disastrous for the US
Recent visits by North Korean officials to Russia, by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to Pyongyang, and the anticipated visit...
China-Russia flotilla didn’t pose immediate threat to US but war grows closer every day
Editor's Note: This piece by J.M. Phelps features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow Grant Newsham. Without naming China by name,...
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...
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...
Andrei Illarionov on the American who changed Putin’s mind about NATO and Ukraine
CSP Senior Analyst for Russian and European Affairs, Andrei Illarionov, reflects on: the American who changed Putin’s mind about NATO...
Russian and Chinese warships sailed near America’s ‘military backyard’
For decades, Russia and China have shared a fervent distrust of the West and contempt for what they perceive as...
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....