Threats
Pentagon Puts 8,500 Troops On ‘Heightened Alert’ Over Russian Threat To Ukraine
The force would not seek to stop an invasion, but to protect NATO’s Eastern flank.
Threats
US Sends More Military Equipment to Ukraine
Latest deliveries to arrive today as DOD searches its inventory for more to send.
Ideas
Biden’s Gray-Zone Gaffe Highlights a Real Dilemma
It’s high time for NATO and its member governments to define what kinds of aggression short of war require a unified response.
Threats
Blinken Delivers Closing Argument In Rebuke of Russia
America’s top diplomat refuted Russia’s claims that it is acting in self-defense on the Ukrainian border.
Threats
Biden Promises More Troops In Poland, Romania If Russia Invades Ukraine
The president said he is unwilling to consider troop cuts in potential negotiations with Putin.
Ideas
‘War Is Coming’: Mysterious TikTok Videos Are Scaring Sweden’s Children
The campaign offers an early test for the country’s new anti-disinformation agency.
Threats
Russian Agents in Ukraine Are Trying to Create a Pretext for Invasion, Pentagon Says
“When there isn't an actual crisis to suit their needs, they'll make one up,” Kirby said
Threats
Russia Neither Accepts Nor Rejects NATO’s Offer To Restart Talks
Representatives from Moscow and NATO members will talk with their respective governments about whether to continue discussions, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said.
Policy
US Will Make ‘No Firm Commitments’ In Russia Talks This Week, Admin Official Says
Everything discussed at the meeting will also need to be considered by Washington and allies, the official said.
Ideas
Is Russia’s Su-75 ‘Checkmate’ Aircraft a Case of Vapor Marketing?
There’s less than meets the eye to the proposed fighter-bomber that made a splash at a recent industry show.
Threats
Diplomacy Is ‘No Longer Sufficient’ To Prevent Russian Escalation, Lithuanian Defense Chief Says
The U.S. should act now to punish Russia and help Ukraine, not wait for a full-scale invasion, Arvydas Anusauskas said.
Business
Finland Chooses F-35 Over Super Hornet, 3 European Fighters
It’s the second win this year for the F-35 in a European fighter competition.
Threats
Biden Rules Out Sending Troops to Ukraine, at Least for Now
NSA Sullivan says U.S. will limit its support for Kyiv to weapons, pressure in the face of Moscow’s buildup.
Threats
Biden to Phone Putin, Lay Out the Economic Consequences of Invading Ukraine
The president has been talking with European allies to craft a united sanctions plan to deliver “significant, severe harm,” a senior administration official said.
Threats
Biden Says a Plan is ‘In Play’ To Deter Russian Aggression in Ukraine
The U.S. president will reportedly speak with Putin by phone in the coming days.
Ideas
Energize NATO’s Response to Russia’s Threats Against Ukraine
Signal new efforts to thwart a controversial Russian energy pipeline.
Ideas
Expand Five Eyes to Nine? That's Four Too Many
The proposed expansion would force the original members to stop spying on the new ones.
Threats
Ukraine Wants More Exercises, Training with US
Russian military buildup is “atypical,” Ukrainian officials say.
Ideas
A Dictator Is Exploiting These Human Beings
Belarus’s ruler has used asylum seekers to destabilize the EU. And he’s not the only one profiting politically from their misfortune.
Ideas