The Crossing of a Quiet Line
It arrived in the early hours: a low-altitude drone crossing into Romanian airspace, moving through the sky near Galați. Radar locked on, authorization was given, and a NATO fighter jet — a
Today: Aug 19, 2026
The Quiet Militarization of Economic Sanctions
More than 80% of global trade by volume travels by sea, which makes maritime shipping lanes one of the quiet load-bearing structures of the world economy. That fact became impossible to ignore
The Northeast Corridor: NATO’s Road to Renewal
There is ongoing speculation today about whether the United States will leave NATO, as President Trump repeatedly criticized European allies as irrelevant to U.S. national security interests and called NATO a “paper
Two Wars, One Advantage: Russia Playing the Long Game
With all the attention on the escalating war in Iran, Ukraine has almost faded from the headlines. Still, there are signs that Vladimir Putin has taken advantage of this moment as the
Understanding Russia as It Is, Not as We Wish
The maxim ”know your adversary” should be one of the core principles of US foreign policy. It should be the founding principle of US-Russia relations. Stop mirror-imaging and stop assuming that Russia
