Ukraine’s Plan for Crimea: Turn the Peninsula Into an Island
Russia's war against Ukraine began with its annexation of Crimea in 2014. Now, more than a ...
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Commentary: The Tao of Batka — Lukashenko Cornered
Brian Whitmore is a contributor writing for Independence Avenue Media. The views expressed are the author’s ...
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Does America Still Need NATO? | Kori Schake
As NATO leaders prepare to meet in Ankara, Turkiye, Kori Schake, senior fellow and director of ...
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Kori Schake: NATO’s Biggest Challenge Is Preventing a ‘Precipitous American Withdrawal’
When NATO leaders will meet in Ankara on July 7-8 for their annual summit, a former ...
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Commentary: Ukraine Plays Hardball With Belarus
Brian Whitmore is a contributor writing for Independence Avenue Media. The views expressed are the author’s ...
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On the Battlefield, Ukraine Leads the Drone War — Russia Is Scrambling to Catch Up
By late December 2025, Russia appeared to have the upper hand in the drone war. Its ...
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Cavoli: Russia Unlikely to Win This War — but Will Regroup for the Next One
What is the current state of Russia's war against Ukraine? How will it end? And how ...
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Commentary: Zelenskyy Wins the G7 Summit
Brian Whitmore is a contributor writing for Independence Avenue Media. The views expressed are the author’s ...
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Diane Francis: Armenia Is Entering ‘Dangerous Territory’
Armenians chose a European future when they re-elected Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his Civil Contract ...
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Moldovan Ambassador to U.S.: The EU Is About ‘Survival’
As Moldova and Ukraine prepare to open their first European Union accession negotiation cluster, Moldovan Ambassador ...
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