The Backstory: France on the World Stage
French President Emmanuel Macron met with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week in an attempt to ease the standoff with…
Baltic citizens worry they’re next on Russia’s menu
•Moscow’s aggression has stirred old fears in its neighbors. By Kristaps Andrejsons It has been a turbulent few months in the…
Russia does not accept ‘collective response’ to its question on indivisibility of European security
•Moscow expects response to question from each of 37 states, says Foreign Ministry spokeswoman By Elena Teslova Russia does…
Tracking the arrival of Russia’s Wagner Group in Mali
The Wagner Group—a Russian private military company (PMC) linked to the Kremlin, Ministry of Defense (particularly the Main Intelligence Directorate, or GRU),…
In the Middle East, the US should look to the long term
By Paul Salem and Steven Kenney One year in, the Biden administration finds itself stretched thin. At home, it is…
In the global chips arms race, Europe makes its move
•Will it work better than it did a decade ago? In 2013 the eu launched an ambitious project. The aim was…
Russia, UK in heated exchanges over Ukraine
•The countries foreign ministers trade barbs during Moscow talks about Ukraine crisis •Its like a dialogue of deaf and dumb,…
What’s at stake in Ukraine is the direction of human history
•Humanity’s greatest political achievement has been the decline of war. That is now in jeopardy By Yuval Noah Harari At…
NATO invites Russia for new round of talks amid Ukraine tension
•NATO chief says he has sent letter to Russian foreign minister in this regard By Agnes Szucs NATO has invited…