Authoritarian Threats
A rapid rollout of current-generation electric vehicles may harm, not help, fight global warming, at least in the short run. Tariffs on cheap Chinese cars are needed.
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October 17, 2024
NATO’s Southern Front — Malign Influence and Extremism in North Africa
North Africa has become a cauldron of tension, with Islamist extremism and the expanding influence of Russia and China driving significant challenges to NATO's southern flank.
October 16, 2024
A German Recipe for Defeating Russia’s Disinformation
The Kremlin targets Germany with dangerous disinformation. Berlin needs to bolster its defenses, writes the former NATO Assistant Secretary General.
October 16, 2024
We’re Winning, Say Russia’s Fake News Manufacturers
The Kremlin is stepping up disinformation campaigns aimed at its enemies in Ukraine, Moldova and the Western democracies. It’s a huge, global campaign.
October 16, 2024
Lost in Translation: Western Misconceptions about Putin’s Russia
It is in the West’s strategic interest to delegitimize Putin’s regime and bring about his departure from power, which could open a window for political change.
October 15, 2024
Germany in the Crosshairs of Russia’s Information War
The Kremlin targets Germany with online disinformation campaigns seeking to entice, divide and confuse. It is succeeding, writes the former NATO Assistant Secretary General, in the first of his two articles.
October 15, 2024
Cash Galore but Not Enough People – Russia’s War Dilemma
The Kremlin has the financial means to supply its war in Ukraine, but finding the people to fight and work in its factories is proving harder.
October 15, 2024
Ukraine: Burying Pain and Overcoming
The wartime loss of family and friends can finish people, but it can also turn them into something new and inspirational.
October 14, 2024
Taiwan Test: British Fail
While its allies celebrate their ties with Taiwan, Britain kowtows to Beijing — again.
October 11, 2024
Ukraine Will Not Accept the Peace of the Graveyard
Cemeteries are tranquil places for a reason. But while the Kyiv government simply cannot swallow proposals from Kremlin allies and Western appeasers, there are other possibilities.