European commitment. The leaders of 14 European nations released a statement outlining the security guarantees that they, in addition to the United States, are willing to offer Ukraine. They include assistance in building up Ukraine’s armed forces (which would total 800,000 troops in peacetime); forming a European-led “multinational force for Ukraine” consisting of contributions from […]
Sanctions relief. The United States will lift sanctions on Belarusian potassium, U.S. special envoy John Cole announced following a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander...
The release of the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy has brought into focus a fundamental tension that has been simmering since before President Donald...
The National Security Strategy of the United States of America
Dec. 9, 2025
Question: In the 2025 National Security Strategy document, Russia’s relevance is marginal, and...
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The hype surrounding artificial intelligence tends to elide some if its drawbacks – namely, that it consumes vasts amounts of energy, and...
Postwar agenda. The United States has sent to its European partners a series of documents outlining a plan for Ukraine’s reconstruction and Russia’s return...
As Washington shifts the burden of regional security onto its allies, U.S. adversaries are moving to exploit the resulting power vacuums. Nowhere is this...
Work ahead. Construction on the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity will begin in 2026, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced. He also...
Russia and Hungary. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto is in Moscow for economic talks. Accompanying him are the heads of 34 Hungarian companies, including...
