We’d Love to Host, But Must Fight for Freedom: Ukraine Football Team to World
“There is no Ukrainian football player, city, stadium, playground, or child untouched by the war,” – Andriy Shevchenko, World Cup Golden Ball Winner.
Danube Key to Europe and NATO’s Efforts to Keep Black Sea Free, Open
As Europe prepares for long conflict – frozen or not – it must commit to optimizing the Danube River transport corridor so the Black Sea stays open, writes Kaush Arha, Ben Hodges and George Scutaru.
In Their Own Words
The words of Russia’s own propagandists need to be taken as statements of intent rather than rhetorical hyperbole. They also show how they need the West’s ambivalence to win.
Making The World Safe For Autocracy
Propaganda assets like Tucker Carlson are useful in ways the KGB barely could have dreamed of during the Cold War.
Indonesian President-Elect Prabowo’s Proposal for Ending Russo-Ukrainian War
A ceasefire, demilitarized zone, humanitarian corridor, international mediation, peace conference, economic cooperation, and political reforms could pave the way for a lasting resolution.
US President Must Coordinate the Confiscation of Russia’s Assets During the G7 Summit
The West must seize, confiscate and transfer to Ukraine – not only the profits generated by Russia’s sovereign assets frozen worldwide – but the actual assets themselves.
Those Who Start a War and Lose are Not the Victims
The international community must see through the crocodile tears and hold Hamas – from its leaders to its henchmen and murderous – accountable for unspeakable acts of terror.
Why Scott Ritter’s Passport Seizure Is Long Overdue
The Kremlin’s spin doctors and useful idiots in the West are having a field day with the disgraced former US Marine’s last-minute setback en route to St. Petersburg.
Book Bombing: A New Chapter in an Ancient Malice
Russia’s lethal attack on the Factor Druk printing plant in Kharkiv is an attack on the purpose of civilization.
Europeans Crossing the Strategic Rubicon
The strengthening of the European commitment to Ukraine was the big story of the week.
Biden Is Rolling Dice With Ukraine’s Future and Europe’s Security
The US president is continuing to send the wrong signal to Ukraine and NATO and sounds more like Hungary’s obstructive Orban than the leader of the free world.
Ukraine Must Stay the Course
“Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?” The words of Patrick Henry, American patriot during the Revolutionary War, resonate today.
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