Can Trump Get Iran and Europe to Ink a New Nuclear Deal?
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani exchanged blows at the UN General Assembly in New York this week – taking aim […] More
Kaitlin Lavinder
Pick for Russia Ambassador Blasts Moscow Meddling
At a time when U.S.-Russia relations are at an extreme low, Tuesday’s nomination hearing for the new U.S. Ambassador to Russia attracted less than a […] More
NATO, U.S. Take Hard Look at Readiness for Fight in Europe
One of Russia’s largest military exercises begins today – and it’s targeted toward the West. Zapad, which literally means “West” in Russian, is a recurrent […] More
How the Internet Enables ‘Terror 3.0’
The West has been hit by a barrage of deadly terrorist attacks over the past two years with little indication there is any definitive way […] More
Trump and Kuwaiti Emir Hint at End to Gulf Crisis
President Donald Trump and the Emir of Kuwait – one of two Gulf countries that has not cut ties with Qatar – said in a […] More
State Department Special Envoys – Focus or Fat?
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wants to eliminate dozens of special envoy positions at the State Department. Some would be removed altogether, like the special […] More
Boko Haram Stalks Region Despite Territory Loss
Suicide attacks and deaths attributed to the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram have been increasing over the first half of 2017. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, […] More
Trump Withholds Funding to Cairo Over Human Rights
The U.S. is withholding millions of dollars in military and economic aid to Egypt, citing human rights concerns. “The funds that would normally go to […] More
South America Faces Fears of Fragility
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has called for military exercises on August 26 and 27, after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would not […] More
The Sound and the Fury: Sonic Weapons in Cuba
Talk of espionage today has focused on Russian spies and the hacking of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. But recent reports of painful and unexplained […] More
Germany and France Close Ranks on Security Amid Global Uncertainty
With Britain leaving the EU, concern from Europeans about U.S. President Donald Trump’s commitment to Europe, and an increasingly aggressive Russia, Europeans are looking to […] More
U.S. Special Operations Forces: Taking the Fight to Terror in Africa
U.S. President Donald Trump’s “war on terror” – much like his predecessor’s – uses partners’ capabilities against terrorists in an effort to protect the country […] More
Network Take: Assessing Trump’s First Six Months
It has been a tumultuous first six months for the Trump Administration, as the ongoing investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election […] More
Russia Meddles in Western, Northern Europe
Russia has increased its meddling in European countries outside the former Soviet bloc recently. Moscow’s support for populist parties – including France’s National Front, Italy’s […] More
Mexico’s Violence Spikes, Fueled by Drug Trafficking, Kidnapping, Corruption
Homicides in Mexico surged by 255 percent from 2015 to 2016, and extortion cases increased by 30 percent, according to a recent American Enterprise Institute […] More
Are France and Germany the Last Hope for the EU?
With Britain leaving the European Union, a surge in support for populist and anti-EU parties across the continent, and an uncertain United States that seems […] More
No Resolution on Venezuelan Crisis As Asylum Seekers Flee to U.S.
As Venezuela spirals into economic and political chaos, the Organization of American States (OAS) has failed for a second time in just one month to […] More
Will Macron’s Parliamentary Win Mean Greater European Security?
French President Emmanuel Macron clinched a parliamentary majority on Sunday, when his en Marche party won more than 300 of the 577 seats in the […] More