Europe
Be Brave: Why Congress Must Keep Supporting Ukraine
In a departure from a largely do-nothing Congress, we may have real votes and many difficult choices to make in the coming weeks. During this time, with respect to Ukraine,...
Small Democracies Like Lithuania Have Much to Teach Us
The biggest democratic champion isn’t who you think it is: When I graduated from college in 2004, democracy was on the march – or at least it felt like it...
Can Europe’s New Drone Program Compete with America’s?
Here’s What You Need To Remember: The MALE RPAS might be tugged in too many directions to be able to compete with the American Reaper. Just as the United States is...
Egyptian Human Rights Activist Fined for Tweet
An Egyptian court has convicted Hossam Bahgat, a human rights activist, of insulting the country’s election authorities after he posted a tweet that was critical of the body’s chairman in...
How America Bungled its Handling of Belarus
Here’s What You Need to Remember: Despite the continued recognition of Tsikhanouskaya and the Coordination Council as the legitimate representatives of Belarus by several Western states and institutions, it is abundantly...
From Realpolitik to Square One: How the U.S. Approach to Belarus Backfired
Here’s What You Need to Remember: The record is abundantly clear: color revolution is itself a failed policy, driven by a misguided focus on enforcing liberal-democratic values rather than pursuing...
Aircraft Carriers Are Poor Fit for European Security
Here’s What You Need to Remember: The biggest threats that European nations face, from Russian missiles to cyberwarfare, a carrier would not solve. Maybe Germany is planning revenge for Brexit by...
Russia’s Perilous Glorification of Militarism
Tanks rumbled through Moscow over the past week before rolling across Red Square today (May 9) in the traditional, extravagant military parade marking Victory Day. Unlike in 2015 (which marked...
Russia’s Shipbuilders Struggle With New Construction
A couple of recent announcements indicate that Russian shipbuilders are continuing to struggle with construction of new types of ships. First came the announcement, right at the end of 2015,...
Chaos in Libya: The Rising ISIS Threat to Europe
The Islamic State, also known as ISIS, poses a threat to European security as demonstrated by the terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels. In the past year, the terrorist group...
Eastern Europe’s Drift into Authoritarianism
There are alarming signs that some NATO members are spurning the democratic foundations of the alliance. The situation is worst with respect to Turkey. Not only has the government of...