A lesson in cyber spying vs. cyber attack
So far the the ‘Solar Winds’ hack has added up to espionage, not sabotage. Let’s be careful how we respond.
So far the the ‘Solar Winds’ hack has added up to espionage, not sabotage. Let’s be careful how we respond.
For now, Erdogan has strengthened his position in a rejiggering of the balance of power in the Caucasus between not only Russia and Turkey, but also Iran.
An enclave that already harbored substantial weaponry before 2017 is now a major center of Moscow’s military power.
For the past twenty years, under President Putin, Russian diplomacy has been reasserting its presence in the Middle East and in the Horn of Africa.
After four years of investigations, accusations, and dire warnings, it’s time to be realistic and re-engage.
Realists know that understanding what Russia and China will risk and why is critical to our policies going forward.
It’s a fairly simple equation: If there were no U.S. troops in Afghanistan, there would be no Russian bounties on them.
What is being forged on the ashes of America’s legacy in the region is an ideational partnership between two countries run by strongmen.
Rather than herald the emergence of a new alliance in the region, the recent rapprochement between Iran and Turkey appears to be a marriage of convenience.
Much of the media attention has focused on whether Trump knew and why he hasn’t done anything to stop it. But no one’s asking what’s motivating Putin.
This new round of sanctions is targeted at anyone doing business with Bashar al-Assad, including Lebanon, a country that’s already dealing with economic crisis of its own.
The United States is plunging further into its self-defeating foreign policy with new “maximum pressure” sanctions on Syria and anyone doing business with it.