The Qatar—Saudi Agreement at First Glance: Everybody Wins
The Qatar-Saudi deal is a huge step in the right direction. If managed properly, will make it easier for the U.S. to do the big things without distraction.
Armenia Caved, Azerbaijan Won, Putin Scored
Azerbaijan emerged as the undisputed victor of the war, but Putin picked up some important gains as well—along with some painful lessons.
Trust, Not Repression is Safest Path for Any Government to Survive COVID
If governments expect to maintain order, they need to be forward-thinking in their responses to COVID-stricken economies.
The U.S. Can't Afford to Drop the Ball on Peace in Afghanistan
The coronavirus epidemic has created the temptation to forgo the complicated peace process and to simply withdraw our troops. This is the very last thing America should be doing.
Both Republican and Democratic Presidents Failed to Prepare for COVID-19
Like in Pearl Harbor and 9/11, the writing was on the wall. We need to reform and reconfigure the global and national public health systems to prevent this from reoccurring.
Can the American-European Alliance Survive?
Washington is committed to Europe's security—for now.
Time for Europe and U.S. To Face China's Global Threat—Together
Americans will need to learn to respect their allies' national interests. Europeans need to understand Beijing's drive for leadership in pharmaceuticals, aerospace, IT and robotics can lead to their industrial and economic demise.
After Syria Withdrawal, NATO Must Turn Its Attention to the Black Sea
To keep Russia and Iran in check, NATO now more than ever needs to develop and pursue a comprehensive strategy for the Black Sea. Georgia is key to the region.
The Strategic Vacuum Trump Created in Syria Will Grow To Haunt America
Trump is dismantling a U.S.-led global architecture built by four generations, paid for by thousands of American lives and trillions of dollars of investment.
Russia Has Dominated Europe's Gas for Years—Now It Covets Its Green Energy
Just ten years ago, steps towards cleaner energy could have been easily dismissed as greenwashing – polluters' corporate PR. Not today: Key Russian exporters are keen to make themselves indispensable for Europe's green future.
Can Trump Retaliate to the Attack on Saudi Oil Without Starting a War?
President Trump is stuck between a rock and a hard place: he can't ignore an attack on a major ally and on the global oil market, but a military response, even of the "proportionate" variety, risks escalating the conflict.
The G7 Laid Bare the West's Leadership Crisis—and Neglect of WWII Lessons
Western leaders are failing miserably to find common ground on the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II.
Russia is Drowning in Corruption Trump Should Offer to Help
If Trump had a sensibility about the rule of law, he would recognize its sorry state in Russia as Putin's ultimate vulnerability.
What does Ukraine Election Bode for the U.S.?
Ukraine's tilt to the West is forcing Putin's hand in the region. The U.S., as the leader of the West, cannot allow this to happen.
Between America, Europe and Russia, Who Wins? China
Both sides of the Atlantic need to face down the challenge from China, and Russia must be given a choice of joining the West or facing China alone.
Venezuela: Guaido, Trump, the West Can't Afford to Lose
This is the best shot Venezuela had at democracy for a generation—and the U.S. can't afford to sit this one out.
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.