Former Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev may be the last barricade blocking a confrontation between Russia and Kazakstan.
Is Putin Destabilizing or Uniting the West?
Putin is keen on inciting “hybrid attacks” against the West to de-stabilize it. He may well end up inadvertently stabilizing it.
The Naftogaz Maneuver: Ukraine’s Twilight as a Western Country?
How the ouster of a reform-oriented energy sector CEO is a microcosm of Ukraine’s battle to become a Western country.
Biden: Appeasing Putin?
Putin’s little PR bluster games shows how much Russia has declined in the global league tables of geopolitical relevance. Why Joe Biden won’t take Putin’s bait.
Belarus and Ukraine: Historic Parallels, Russia’s Imperial Designs
Belarus is on a path of national rebirth that is increasingly incompatible with Putin’s pan-Slavic expansionism.
Putin’s Russia Is Like Brezhnev’s USSR: Will the End Be the Same?
After 20 years in power, Putin’s balance sheet is weak. Considering Russia strong is a serious misreading of its real situation at home and abroad.
Is the Trump Campaign Planning a Ukrainian “October Surprise”?
There is a lot of speculation as to what an emboldened and desperate Trump campaign has in mind to help tilt the polls in the President’s favor.
Trump: The Very Selective Corruption Fighter
U.S. President Donald Trump claims he cares about corruption in Ukraine…but not Hungary and Turkey?
Needed: A Ukrainian-Style “Revolution of Dignity” for the US
While Republicans are the handmaiden of a deeply corrupt U.S. President, the Democrats unfortunately are failing to rescue the American Republic.
Testing Zelensky: New Hopes for Ukraine
Trump’s clumsy efforts to bully Zelensky have weakened both the U.S. and the Ukrainian leaders, while playing into Russian hands.