Politics

Why Trump Retreated on Tariffs
Trump may be about to discover that it is easier to begin a trade war than to end it successfully.

Ukraine Has a Resource Far More Valuable Than Minerals
The Ukrainian military could become a truly devoted and grateful military ally for the United States for years to come.

How Donald Trump is Undermining the Intelligence Community
The recently published Annual Threat Assessment reflects the administration’s political priorities and biases and the intelligence community’s willingness to defer to them.

To Save Ukraine, Trump Needs to Think Bigger
Ukraine’s security future must be integrated into Europe’s, and squarely into the process of refashioning the U.S.-Russian relationship.

Why Ukrainians Won’t Give Up
Just as America is the land of the free, so is Ukraine. Freedom is the highest value in Ukraine.

Why Dissolving RFE/RL and VoA is a Major Geopolitical Blunder
If you want to find real warfighters in America’s history, RFE/RL’s and VoA’s journalists perfectly fit the definition.

Kharkiv: A Dispatch from Ukraine’s Bastion of Resistance
The scars of war are everywhere in Kharkiv but residents remain undeterred.

Peace Through Pressure: Trump’s Ukraine Recalibration
Trump’s strategy is not about surrendering Ukraine to Russia—it is about reshaping America’s role through a recalibration of leadership and strategic leverage.

In Talks With Russia, Trump Can Act from a Position of Strength
It is not true that Trump has no way to quickly bring Putin to the table for real negotiations.

Iraqis Fear That Trump’s America Will Depart Once and For All
Baghdad has good reason to be concerned about the trajectory of the U.S.-Iraqi relationship.

Seizing Russian Assets Won’t Undermine the Euro
If sanctions were going to have an effect on global reserve holdings, we presumably would have seen it by now.

Why Germany and America Still Need Each Other
Germany’s political crisis may offer an opportunity to put this essential partnership on a more sustainable path forward.