As Europe supports Ukraine, three other post-Soviet states remain dangerously exposed to Russian coercion and aggression. Russian efforts to destabilize these states are already underway, raising a significant challenge for European decisionmakers.
Countries have come to rely on a network of cables and pipes under the sea for their energy and communications. A coordinated attack on this network could have devastating consequences. But that is difficult business in a very challenging environment.
The analysis examines post-WWII order shifts and Trump’s NATO impact: U.S. pressure for higher European defense spending could strengthen cooperation or weaken transatlantic ties. The alliance’s future hinges on Europe’s response and mutual strategic choices.
The article analyzes shifts in GOP foreign policy and Trump’s impact on NATO. Trump’s transactional approach pushes Europe to boost defense spending, but risks weakening transatlantic unity. Success depends on turning pressure into stronger cooperation, not European strategic divergence from the U.S.
Ukraine’s battlefield innovations in drones, AI, and electronic warfare offer the US a critical preview of future conflict. Partnering with Ukraine now could help modernize America’s defense and avoid strategic lag.
Elections held in the first half of 2025 suggest that Trump’s victory and the way he has governed since have, on balance, hurt the right-wing nationalist movement around the world more than they helped.
Europe’s right-wing surge continues as Romania, Poland, and Portugal deliver seismic election results – a rebuke to globalism and media narratives falsely tying the trend to Trump’s influence.
Bosnia 30 Years After Dayton: A Nation Still Divided, A Peace Deal That Failed
Three decades since the Dayton Accords ended Bosnia’s bloody war, the country remains fracturer not by bullets, but by an unworkable peace.
Trump should lead a combined effort to make Putin see that the longer the war goes on, the more Russia will suffer.
