Moscow has been dialing up its hybrid attacks on European democracies. Are information operations the most effective tool in Russia’s arsenal—and how can European governments and societies fight back?
Ukraine, the United States, NATO, and Russia each must come away from the negotiations with something of value—regarding security, economics, and the oh-so-important political coin, saving face.
Treating the "axis of resistance" as a monolith ignores important uncertainties about their future bonds.
The agency of MENA states and nonstate actors and their multilayered interactions with the United States, China, Russia, and the EU have helped shape the complex outcomes of the great power competition.
Despite the Russian launch of a new ballistic missile against Ukraine, the ATACMS not being a game-changer, and a front that is eroding in several key areas, Ukrainians are actually optimistic about the incoming Trump administration.
Moscow’s actual nuclear decisions would likely not involve Putin carefully parsing doctrinal clauses.
Donald Trump’s taste for dealmaking will suit some EU members and candidate states more than others.
