On the brink: Stray missiles risk direct confrontation with Russia
By WILL KINGSTON-COX On Tuesday 15 November, a stray missile struck the Polish village of Przewodów, a few miles from the Ukrainian...
'An unholy alliance': Why is Iran helping Russia in Ukraine?
By WILL KINGSTON-COX On 17 October, Ukraine was bombarded by a wave of “kamikaze” drone strikes targeting critical infrastructure in...
Surovikin the Savage: Putin’s new commander in Ukraine makes his presence known
By WILL KINGSTON-COX On Monday 10 October, unbridled terror returned to the streets of Kyiv. As many went about their somewhat...
‘Into the endgame’: Putin’s escalation will either make or break his special military operation
By WILL KINGSTON-COX On Wednesday 21 September, Russian president Vladimir Putin gave a rare televised address to his people – the first...
Why EU candidate status is dangerously symbolic for Ukraine and Moldova
By WILL KINGSTON-COX Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, agreed on...
Making sense of Turkey’s NATO obstruction
By DANIEL BLAKE MARTIN NATO’s immediate response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine led many to believe that it was back in business. But...
A Deadly Thaw? Why the frozen conflicts of the South Caucasus may soon feel the heat
By WILL KINGSTON-COX Russian soldiers in an APC during their 2008 invasion of South Ossetia, Georgia The heat from the Russian invasion...
Clausewitz's wisdom can shine a light on what has gone wrong for Putin
By SEAN DAVID Vladimir Putin looks on as he chairs a military meeting in early March with members of his Security Council. By most...
A year ago, these Ukrainians were Olympians. Now, they are in the thick of war.
Part of Perspectives Guest Writes Interviewed by MAXIM SIDORENKO. Edited for article format by James Baldwin. A Ukrainian flag flies as...
75 seconds to midnight: Ringing Doom's Doorbell
By RYAN LEE A Russian intercontinental ballistic missile is launched in February at an undisclosed location, as part of the Kremlin's...