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Europe

On Russia-Ukraine, the misdiagnosed patient is flatlining

All along we've been told this was about aggressive expansionism and applied a strategy of deterrence. That was wrong.

Patriot-missile
Europe

Inflating Russian missile costs hides US weapons crisis

The narrative that Moscow's war is 'unsustainable' deflects from real production and performance problems in American arms to Ukraine

Diplomacy Watch: Trump turns the screws on Moscow
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Diplomacy Watch: Trump turns the screws on Moscow

In a sudden about-face, the president went from meeting with Putin to issuing sanctions on Russia’s top oil producers

On Ukraine and Venezuela, Trump needs to dump the sycophants
Europe

On Ukraine and Venezuela, Trump needs to dump the sycophants

There's a lot of smoke being blown about big 'deals' and huge 'wins.' True military professionals would tell him the hard truths.

Trump's most underrated diplomatic win: Belarus
Europe

Trump's most underrated diplomatic win: Belarus

Critics are seething but his commitment to investing in a stable, non-adversarial relationship turns out to be far better than values-based isolation

Poland farmers protest EU
Europe

Poland’s Janus face on Ukraine is untenable

'We'll help you fight Russia whatever it takes' and 'you can't join the EU' are the epitome of official mixed messaging