Why it matters if Russia's nuclear weapons exercises occur in Crimea. The Iskander missile system's range would feasibly allow Russia's use of a Crimea location to send a message use of a Crimea location to send a message.
Did the State Department have intelligence to support its LGBT warning? It doesn't appear so.
Biden's pier Omnishambles. The $320 million pier and how all the aid is being stolen.
The Biden Administration should have ignored Raisi's death rather than memorialize him. The U.S. owes no favors when it comes to ardent anti-Americans.
The key failures of Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico's security detail. They did not respond well to the attempted assassination on Wednesday.
Xi and Putin's wake up call to the world. Whatever their disagreements, the two leaders are fundamentally united in a common purpose of seeking to degrade the U.S.-led alliance structure and associated international order.
Zelensky's ego is cashing checks Ukraine cannot afford. Complaining about Western support and failing to take responsibility, Zelensky undermines Ukraine's interests.
Trump shouldn't use the Secret Service as a political prop. The GOP's latest campaign ad makes heavy use of the Secret Service toward that effect.
The U.K. and U.S. are again dividing on Ukraine. Where the U.K. supports more robust action in Ukraine's support, the U.S. is becoming more risk averse.
Saluting Xi Jinping, Viktor Orban mocks his American conservative supporters. The Hungarian leader is Xi's favored European puppet.
Chinese state media endorse Russia's war in Ukraine. Xi's neutral lies aside, the truer narrative sometimes comes to the surface.
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Congress tackles Havana Syndrome. The House Homeland Security Committee just held a positive hearing on the subject.
Russia's nuclear weapons exercises have two key purposes. First, to intimidate the West against support for Ukraine. Second, to broadcast the limits of Chinese influence.
Why the UK is letting Ukraine use British weapons inside Russia. The UK doesn't want to allow Russia to set the escalation narrative. In addition, Russia is setting fire to warehouses in London.
Will Russia attempt to covertly fund George Galloway's political party? Russia's related record and Galloway's political positions-prospects suggest it's a possibility.
France's Macron rebukes Putin's nuclear threats and shows Europe the way on Ukraine. The French president has provided specifics as to under what conditions he might order military action in support of Ukraine.
How Israel can secure Rafah without devastating the civilian population. The key is for an armor-centric cordoning operation versus bombing campaign.
