The crisis in Ukraine is not about Ukraine. It’s about Germany
By Mike Whitney “The primordial interest of the United States, over which for centuries we have fought wars– the First,…
Ukraine defies Russia, enacts new security strategy in line with NATO, EU standards
•Strategy aims to improve security in line with NATO and EU standards •President Zelensky declared Feb. 16 as Day of…
The West – united on Ukraine, divided on Russia
•Western disagreements on the Russian military escalation in Eastern Europe play into Putin’s hand. By Marwan Bishara After months of…
Vlad the Imperial
By Yusuf Ibrahim Bako Putin has flexed his strategy in a remarkable stroke of gamesmanship, for all intents and purposes…
Russia and Ukraine are trapped in medieval myths
•A shared past underpins—and worsens—the conflict. By Kristaps Andrejsons There are plenty of economic and security explanations for the Ukraine crisis.…
NATO and the Ukraine-Russia crisis: Five key things to know
•Moscow has the future of the US-headed transatlantic military alliance in its sights as Kyiv eyes membership. •Russia’s president says…
Ukraine: Western countries sceptical as Putin announces troops withdrawal, conditions for peace
•Putin says Russia does not want war with Ukraine •Russian president, German chancellor meet in Moscow •US has not verified…
To reveal, or not to reveal? The calculus behind US intelligence disclosures
By Douglas London The United States and the United Kingdom have supplied the world with a steady stream of declassified intelligence…
War: Putin’s mixed signals on Ukraine keep the West guessing
•Russia offers an olive branch, but still wields the sword •Vladimir Putin signals a readiness to keep negotiating with the…
Ukraine: US, Russia wage signaling war to avert actual war
•Each side is trying to convince the other that the price of conflict is too high. It is a complex…