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Putin and Pezeshkian
Middle East

Could the path to US-Iran diplomacy run through Moscow?

Russia may have a role to play as an intermediary, but significant hurdles stand in the way of a more decisive role.

Russia Ballistic Missiles
Europe

Ukraine's 'shoot the archer' strategy is far from a silver bullet

Kyiv wants US and European support to get at Russian launchers before they fire. History and current realities tell us that is harder than leaders think.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
Europe

Is Europe starting to come to its senses on Ukraine?

Finland and Norway are hinting at the need for a new approach to the continent's relationship with Russia

Kaliningrad Russia military
Europe

Slouching toward Kaliningrad, NATO dismisses a nuclear threat

As it encroaches on the western Russian enclave on the Baltic Sea, the alliance continues to underestimate Moscow's red lines

Members of the Ramstein Air Base honor guard post the colors during the 52d Operations Group Detachment 1 change of command ceremony at the 32d Tactical Air Base
Europe

What's the point of a permanent US military base in Poland?

A lasting American installation would anger Moscow without any obvious upside for Washington or Warsaw

A ''No drone zone'' warning sign at Brussels Airport in Brussels, Belgium, on March 20, 2026
Europe

Evidence of a Russian 'hybrid war' in Europe is vanishingly thin

The narrative of all-out gray-zone conflict with Moscow evokes Italy's Cold War 'strategy of tension'