Global order is costly. Global chaos would be far worse
America appears to be in retreat, and its opponents are taking notice.
Will Trump Turn On Mohammed bin Salman?
There's an emerging geopolitical chess-match between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Iran for hegemony of the Middle East.
The Trump-Putin Summit Could Have Been Worse
Is Trump attempting to lure Putin to leave his de-facto alliance with China?
Trump Must Stand Up to Putin—but He Needs Europe's Help
Trump should not further insult and alienate the Europeans.
The Deal Trump Needs to Make With Merkel
Can the German Chancellor’s Washington trip thaw relations with the U.S.?
The Trump-Putin Honeymoon Is Over
After hopes of a quick détente, it’s Cold War business as usual at the Kremlin.
Deterring Putin Is Better Than Going to War With Him
When NATO deployed three battalions from the Baltic to the Black Sea, Putin countered with three divisions.
Putin’s Weakness Gives Kerry a Strong Hand
In the first eight months of 2014, 203,000 Russians left Russia, almost surpassing the 1999 record of 215,000, after the economy had tanked.
How to Stop Putin Using Energy Supplies to Bully His Neighbors
Moscow uses Gazprom to impose its foreign policy agenda on European countries.
Putin Is a Cat Stuck Up in a Tree and Needs Helping Down
Military aid to Assad and the Crimea occupation show Putin’s ambitions are unsustainable.
Putin’s Veto of U.N. Probe Into Shooting Down of Jet Is a Big Blunder
Putin’s Security Council veto shows how isolated Moscow has become one year after the MH17 tragedy.
Putin Explores Legal Loopholes to Take Back the Baltic Nations
By deeming the old Soviet Union’s ceding of the Baltics and Ukraine illegal, Putin hopes to unsettle Europe.
Middle East Turmoil Favors U.S. Shale Over OPEC Oil
Arab oil ministers meeting in Vienna on June 5 must confront the devastating consequences of the war in their midst.
After Obama: No Easy Outs for Putin
The Russia president cannot expect a warming of U.S.-Russia relations after 2016. On the contrary.