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(from L) German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Italy's Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio and France's General Director for Political Affairs and Security Philippe Errera pose for a family photo during a meeting at NATO's headquarters in Brussels on April 14, 2021. (Getty)

The Case Against a New Concert of Powers

Global politics today is a mess, and it can be tempting to turn to history for clues about how to clean it up, as Richard Haass and Charles Kupchan did recently in “The New Concert of Powers” (March…

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (5th L) inspects at the southern frontline positions near the border of Crimea which was illegally annexed by Russia, in Ukraine on April 27, 2021. (Getty)

The Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Tensions De-escalate, For Now

April marked seven years since the Russia-backed separatist conflict broke out in eastern Ukraine. Despite countless ceasefire attempts and much international outrage the conflict remains unresolved,…

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A poster depicting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad superimposed upon the national flag with text in Arabic reading "Syria's workers are with you" is seen on a window in an upper floor of the historic Hamidiyah souk (market) in the old city of Syria's capital Damascus on April 21, 2021, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Getty)

The Fake Syrian Elections

The Syrian elections are coming up in May, and the world has already denounced the results. Knowing that democracy in Syria is nonexistent, and that the brutality of the regime and its allies often…

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(L-R) FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia, SolarWinds CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna and Microsoft President Brad Smith testify during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on February 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. The hearing focused on the 2020 cyberattack that resulted in a series of data breaches within several agencies and departments in the U.S. federal government. (Getty)

The Drumbeat of Cyberwarfare

Hackers serving the interests of a hostile foreign government penetrate important U.S. government computer networks, compromise key nodes, and steal sensitive information. U.S investigators uncover…

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There Is No Russian Plot Against America

As theU.S.presidential election onNovember 4approaches, many Americans have braced for interference from Moscow. The only question, seemingly, is what form the meddling will take: Should Americans…

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When it comes to Syria, Russia Lacks a Strategic Plans and Continues to Resort to International Deception

Recently, there have been a lot of talks surrounding the prospects of an Iranian withdrawal from Syria. It is also rumoured that Moscow is growing tired of the Assad regime’sintransigence and refusal…

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In this Sunday, March 22, 2020, photo supplied by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, military trucks load onto an Il-76 cargo plane in Chkalovsky military airport outside Moscow, Russia. (AP)

Russian Aid to Italy Leaves EU Exposed

*Asked for help, Russia sends top military to Italy * NATO efforts less visible; EU divisions exposed Russia's military planeloads of aid to Italy to combat the spread of coronavirus have exposed…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a session prior to voting for constitutional amendments at the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. (AP)

Putin Backs Amendment Allowing Him to Remain in Power

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday backed a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow him to seek re-election after his current term ends in 2024, ending uncertainty about his…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) seen during their bilateral meeting on November 13, 2019 in Brasilia, Brazil. (Getty)

Great Power Competition Is Washington’s Top Priority—But Not the Public’s

For all the acrimony in Washington today, the city’s foreign policy establishment is settling on a rare bipartisan consensus: that the world has entered a new era of great-power competition. The…

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Let Russia Be Russia

Since the end of the Cold War, everyU.S.president has come into office promising to build better relations with Russia—and each one has watched that vision evaporate. The first three—Bill Clinton…

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