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Can the West Really Stop Russia’s War in Ukraine? A View from the Frontlines.

EXPERT Q&A — Russia has not slowed its assaults on Ukraine, ceaselessly raining missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities while pushing forward - albeit slowly - on the frontlines. Former Senior [...] More

Why Russia Remains a Key Threat Behind the China Axis

OPINION — You can never count Russia out. More than three years after Vladimir Putin’s failed blitzkrieg on Kyiv, Moscow is proving it still has plenty of punch on the world stage as Putin continues [...] More

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Ordinary Russians are Paying for Putin's Poor Alaska Performance

OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE – The Russian state media's triumphant coverage of Vladimir Putin's August 15 meeting with Donald Trump in Alaska tells [...] More

Trapped by His Own Lies: Putin’s Echo Chamber Backfires—Again

OPINION — Is anyone surprised that Russian President Vladimir Putin so badly overestimated his ability to continue to string along U.S. President [...] More

Dear Mr. President: A Former CIA Officer’s Unvarnished Brief on Putin

Dear Mr. President:I am hoping you remember me. I spent about 90 minutes with you and much of your cabinet in the Oval Office in the spring of 2017, [...] More

Message for President Trump: You Have More in Common with Zelensky Than Putin 

OPINION - What a powerful picture it was. On the sidelines of Pope Francis’ funeral, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky sitting and talking. One on [...] More

Russia Risks Following in the Footsteps of Syria's Dictatorship

OPINION — Is Vladimir Putin repeating the errors made by the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad? Many believe the answer may be yes. In November 2024, [...] More

Expert Q&A;: Lebanon's New Leadership Offers Hope After Chaos

EXPERT INTERVIEW — Lebanon’s parliament elected Joseph Aoun, the commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, as the country’s new president on January 9, [...] More

How Ukraine's New Push in Kursk Can Change the War

OPINION — Ukrainian forces launched a fresh offensive into Russia’s western Kursk region over the weekend, trying to surprise Russian forces - and [...] More

Does the West Have ‘Red Lines’ In Ukraine?

OPINION — In September 2024, I was part of a small delegation that visited Ukraine to study the situation on the ground in that country, try to [...] More
A High-level Briefing on Russia for the next U.S. President

A High-level Briefing on Russia for the next U.S. President

A former CIA Russia Expert shares what he knows with the incoming U.S. president [...] More