Europe
RIP Amb. Robert Hunter, who warned about NATO expansion
His work in both the Carter and Clinton administrations reflected sober analysis and the pursuit of engaging Russia and Iran rather than isolating them
January 20, 2026
Eldar Mamedov
Europe
Germany's grandstanding on Iran: The best Europe can muster?
Chancellor Merz predicts the demise of the regime, but it's just more performative rhetoric, not strategy, and helps no one
January 15, 2026
Europe
Sorry, the EU has no right to cry 'McCarthyism'
European elites have a consistency problem. They go wild over Trump sanctions on their digital rules yet do nothing about his punishment of Israel critics.
January 13, 2026
Europe
Europe whistles past the Venezuelan graveyard
Its tepid response to the US attack reinforces its weakness and undermines the case for defending Ukraine
January 06, 2026
Washington Politics
Five restraint successes — and five absolute fails — in 2025
Trump's promise of an 'America First' realism in foreign policy has delivered not a clean break, but a deeply contradictory picture
December 30, 2025
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