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
Belarus Is Laying Tinder for a War. How Will NATO Respond?
The weaponization of migrants shows how gray-zone tactics flummox an alliance set up to deal with conventional or nuclear attacks.
Ideas
Belarus’s Weaponized Migrants Offer a Primer on Gray-Zone Warfare
Western governments would do well to study Minsk’s actions—and prepare their populations to be on guard.
Ideas
It’s Time for Rapprochement Between Turkey and the United States
Recent events from Afghanistan to Africa require us to revisit the entire transatlantic partnership—together.
Policy
Is This the Next US Military Base in Europe?
Lithuania built Camp Herkus to woo a permanent contingent of American troops. But the Biden administration is far from convinced.
Ideas