Russia Halts Attacks on Kyiv but Continues to Target Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, Syria’s historic peace…
Moldovan Foreign Minister Interview on Russia, Ukraine, Trump, and Transnistria
Moldova, which is among Europe’s poorest nations, has battled through years of high-level corruption, oligarchic influence over politics,…
Trump Pressures Zelensky to Cede Territory to Russia in Peace Deal
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at U.S. pressure on Ukraine, deadly clashes between Thailand and…
Putin ready for ‘serious’ peace talks
The prospect of peace in Ukraine may be edging closer, but will President Zelensky ever be able to…
Don’t Call the U.S.-Russian Deal for Ukraine a ‘Peace Plan’
The 1938 Munich Agreement left the Czechoslovak state with no choice but submission. Led by Prime Minister Neville…
Trump’s Russia-Ukraine Peace Plan Is a Step Forward
The war in Ukraine is not going well. The fortress city of Pokrovsk has fallen to Russian forces…
What the Pentagon and Defense Companies Need to Learn
In September 1940, a group of British scientists arrived in Washington. Back home, their country was making a…
To Deter Russia, Europe Needs Ukraine
Europe’s security architecture is being remade in real time. Russia’s war against Ukraine and U.S. President Donald Trump’s…
Trump Can’t End Russia-Ukraine War Quickly Because of Putin’s Goals
U.S. President Donald Trump wants a quick resolution to the war in Ukraine. But that goal has proved…
A Trump-Putin Budapest Summit Is Unlikely to Lead to a Breakthrough on Ukraine
Expectations among analysts and European diplomats are low ahead of a planned meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump…
Ukraine’s Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries Prompt Gas Crisis
Ukraine is bringing the war home to Russia at a scale, scope, and intensity not seen before, and…
From Moldova to Africa, Russia’s Power Is Waning
On Sept. 28, Moldovan voters overwhelmingly rejected pro-Russian parties and gave President Maia Sandu’s pro-European party a decisive…