Is Europe ready to come to its own defense?

Europe needs to be ready to go it alone. After decades of relying on the United States and NATO to shoulder the burden of its defense, Reuters said, French President Emmanuel Macron last week declared ... Read More

Trump insists NATO threats are negotiating tactic: ‘I love Europe’

Trans-Atlantic anxiety about Donald Trump’s willingness to defend NATO allies from Russia stems from a misunderstanding of his “negotiating tactic” about defense spending, the presumptive Republican ... Read More

Donald Trump has saved Nato – and the West

It may sound counter-intuitive, but Donald Trump has probably done more to strengthen Nato than any other political leader in recent years. While he was president, he berated European members of the ... Read More

Don't Believe the Washington War Machine: Putin Is Not Going to Invade Another NATO Ally | Opinion

If Washington elites are hell bent on continuing to fund another war, impoverishing Americans as inflation is raging, they should pick a more clever excuse. Read More

How Far Trump Would Go

When one nudges me to wrap up the interview, I bring up the many former Cabinet officials who refuse to endorse Trump this time. Some have publicly warned that he poses a danger to the Republic. Why ... Read More

Fact Check: Trump Said He Would Not Defend Some NATO Allies If Russia Attacks. Here's the Context Omitted from Viral Posts

On May 2, 2024, several X accounts that supported U.S. President Joe Biden shared the claim that former President Donald Trump "said he would not defend NATO allies if Russia attacks," referring to ... Read More

Macron, Battling the Far Right at Home, Pushes for a Stronger Europe

In a major speech, France’s president returned to a familiar theme, warning that “Our Europe is mortal” if it does not become more self-sufficient. Read More

Putin sits at the heart of the West’s illiberal axis

Vladimir Putin’s sympathizers share an aversion to the West’s perceived liberal establishment, and see a positive vision in the Russian president’s rejection of it. Read More

Cable news coverage of Trump trial reflects a U.S. divided

When Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's hush money trial began in a Manhattan courthouse on Monday, cable TV news coverage of the case was as divided as America itself. Read More

For Biden, Aid Package Provides a Welcome Boost on the World Stage

The congressional breakthrough on security assistance to Ukraine and Israel will let the president finally deliver arms to match his words. But it could be only a temporary respite. Read More

North Macedonian opposition candidate leads presidential poll but runoff looms

North Macedonian presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova held a big lead over incumbent Stevo Pendarovski with votes counted from almost 70% of polling stations on Wednesday, but both were ... Read More

Last Weekend’s Political Mirage

The passage of the Ukrainian aid package by the House this past weekend is an extraordinary sign of political courage. But in the party of Donald Trump, this win for democracy may soon seem like a ... Read More