Europe’s options are limited in responding to an unnerving series of plots and provocations. But the odds of unpredictable consequences are rising.
A hundred fifty corgis gathered in Lithuania for the fifth international corgi race, with competitors coming from nine countries, including Lithuania, Poland, Britain, and the U.S.
More nations seek nuclear protection outside the U.S.-led order. The post Wars in Ukraine, Iran Undermine Nuclear Security appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign policy Wars in Ukraine, Iran Undermine Nuclear Security More nations seek nuclear protection outside the U.S.-led order. The U.S. proxy war in Ukraine and the direct U.S. war in Iran have made the world a more dangerous place, raising nuclear risks. Ukraine is the dam, we were repeatedly told, that would hold back the Russian invasion of Europe. We were told that by Ukraine , by the U.S. , and by NATO . To keep the world safe from Russia, Russia needed to be fought in Ukraine. It was never true, as even Western officials sometimes admit. As early as two years ago, America’s then-Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith said ,…Open
European Council President António Costa has tried establishing dialogue with Moscow. The post Europe Lashes Out Against Prospect of Talking to Russia appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Europe Lashes Out Against Prospect of Talking to Russia European Council President António Costa has tried establishing dialogue with Moscow. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images) The European Union is suffering through yet another crisis. No, Russia has not conquered Brussels. Nor has the Euro collapsed. Rather, European Council President António Costa used his chief of staff to initiate informal contact with Moscow. Reported POLITICO: “the former Portuguese prime minister suddenly finds himself in the line of fire, with the heads of the bloc’s two most powerful countries among those…Open
Drones launched by both Russia and Ukraine are veering off course, menacing countries that are not at war.
About 1,000 U.S. soldiers began their planned redeployment from Lithuania to the U.S. as the Baltic country awaits word about replacements.
In the Baltics and in Kiev, the risks of a major escalation are rising. The post Russia’s Warnings Signal Danger of Widening War appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Russia’s Warnings Signal Danger of Widening War In the Baltics and in Kiev, the risks of a major escalation are rising. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP via Getty Images) The United States and Russia have agreed on little in the war in Ukraine. The one thing they have agreed on is the existential necessity of avoiding a direct war between NATO and Russia, which could become a third world war or even a nuclear war. At the beginning of November 2021, three and a half months before the war began, then-CIA Director William Burns spoke to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, and the two laid out what the…Open
RawPixel.com Politicians from the Baltic states are warning about the consequences of debt-financed defense policy.
Lithuanian officials hope restored peat bogs can reinforce the border in addition to locking away planet-warming carbon.
JIATF 401 recently supported the Army's assessment of emerging counter-unmanned aerial system capabilities during Project Flytrap 5.0, a training exercise underway in Lithuania that brings together U.S. and allied forces.