Commentary
Any parent of teenage children will be familiar with the scenario. A grumpy, incoherent desire for independence meets a world-weary reminder of reality. So long as the adults pay the bills and keep the family safe, it is hard to take the younger generation seriously. Doors slam and tempers fray. The European Union’s desire for […]
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December 4, 2018
The Delusion of Strategic Autonomy
Any parent of teenage children will be familiar with the scenario. A grumpy, incoherent desire for independence meets a world-weary reminder of reality. So long as the adults pay the bills and keep the family safe, it is hard to take the younger generation seriously. Doors slam and tempers fray. The European Union’s desire for […]
November 30, 2018
Gunboat Diplomacy
Nearly five years ago Vladimir Putin's regime forcefully and illegally annexed Ukraine's Crimean peninsula.
November 26, 2018
The Sea of Troubles
November 26, 2018
How to Respond to Moscow’s Azov Escalation
Once again, Russia has pushed the line in Ukraine. Here's how the West should have reacted after Azov.
November 23, 2018
Containing the Chaos
There's nothing new under the sun. The West has seen Russia's strategy of chaos before. And it can fight back.
November 20, 2018
Russia Exploits Serbia
Deconstructing Moscow's Deepening Intervention in Belgrade
November 19, 2018
Assessing the Threat
The Kremlin did not send tanks to the Interpol headquarters in Lyon to encourage the international police organization to use its “Red Notices” to harass the critics of the regime in Moscow. Russia has not occupied the “sunny places for shady people”—the offshore jurisdictions that are so important in international money-laundering. It did not threaten […]
November 14, 2018
Centennial Celebrations
Revisiting the Map of Europe, 100 Years Later
November 6, 2018
Hybrid Transactions
Democracy and the rule of law seem solid until greed gets in the way. That is the story of Danske Bank, a reputable Danish bank, whose Estonian branch handled €200bn (about $227bn) in suspicious transactions from 10,000 non-resident customers between 2007 and 2015. The chief executive, Thomas Borgen, has resigned, Criminal investigations are underway in Denmark, Estonia, the […]