Cluster Munitions Are No More Inhumane Than Any Other Battlefield Weapon
The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) uses the slogan: “guns don't kill people, people kill people.” Using that argument, what’s the problem with cluster munitions?
Disappointed But Not Discouraged: Ukrainians React to NATO Summit
“Many in Ukraine expressed frustration over the failure to secure a clear signal over NATO membership, but others argued that expectations had been unrealistically high.”
‘Every Day is a Struggle… Between the Desire to Live and Die’
On the first anniversary of the Russian Terrorist attack on the city of Vinnytsia, where 27 people died – a mother tells how she has tried to pick up the pieces of a life that was lost on that day.
On Reconstruction of Ukraine Part 1 – Laying the Foundations
The scale of Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction requires modernization, fresh thinking and the highest standards. Brought together well, the results will be solid for Ukraine’s future.
Vilnius Summit Debacle Exposes First- and Second-Class NATO Members
President Zelensky called NATO’s lack of decision-making weak and absurd. The countries on the eastern flank of NATO will draw correct inevitable conclusions, and Russia will be emboldened.
NATO Summit – What Ordinary Ukrainians Think
Many had high hopes for at least a concrete timeline. They were disappointed. Others had lower expectations, considering Ukraine is still at war with a nuclear power.
In Ukraine I Saw Brave But Ravaged Land in Limbo. It Needs a Future – It Needs NATO
Joe Biden must be bold at this week’s summit, and help to give Kyiv the security that would allow it to rebuild, Timothy Garton Ash writes.
How NATO Should Fight Back Against Russia’s Hybrid Warfare
When Russia accuses NATO of waging hybrid war against them, it’s a good indication that they’ve long been doing exactly that. NATO needs to address Russia’s hybrid attacks and fight back in kind.
NATO + Ukraine
As Diane Francis writes, NATO must pledge membership to Ukraine this week and provide a no-fly zone and airforce.
Ukraine NATO Membership – Choice Between Deterrence or Being Deterred
Former US State Department special representative, Kurt Volker, nailed it when he said: “it is not that Ukraine is not ready to join NATO, it is NATO that is not ready to accept Ukraine.”
Prigozhin ‘Diaries’ Cast Light on Extent of Wagner’s Influence Among Russia’s Elite
The extent of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s high level contacts can be interpreted in one of two ways – a threat to Putin and his regime or an explanation for why the head of Wagner seems fireproof.
Why 1943 ‘Volhynia Slaughter’ Remains so Sensitive for Poles and Ukrainians and What Needs to be Done
What we should know about, and what needs to be done concerning a dark stain on Ukrainian-Polish relations so that it does not divide both nations but promotes understanding and greater solidarity.
OPINION: The Bill for Crimea Comes Due for Putin
Crimea, a symbol of Putin neo-imperial project, has become the place that will bankrupt Putin’s political capital.
July 11, 2026
OPINION: What Russian Escalation Could Look Like
July 13, 2026
OPINION: Turkiye Helps Secure the NATO Loose Cannon
July 12, 2026