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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- The U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a deal to end the nearly fouryear war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters, as Russian strikes on ...

Ilan Berman, What Israel Sees in Somaliland, No. 649, February 3, 2026 Download PDF What Israel Sees in Somaliland Ilan BermanIlan Berman is Senior Vice President of the American Foreign ...

In the summer of 2020, nationwide violent civil unrest following the tragic death of George Floyd gripped the nation. All major political and media figures, on both sides of the political spectrum,

The first responsibility of the federal government is to provide for our country's national security. Without our independence and national security, the Constitution and laws that we live under ...

NASA's upcoming Artemis II mission is not just a technological milestone; it is a signal to allies, competitors, industries and future generations. Artemis II will see four astronauts circle the ...

Governments need to move beyond faith in market self-correction and legacy institutions and instead build disciplined arrangements in small groups of countries to align public policy with private ...

Introduction Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 marked a critical juncture where it became clear that there had been a significant resurgence of traditional security challenges in ...

This piece is part of Behind the Front, an FPRI project on the future of U.S. and allied national defense. The views expressed in this article are the authors' own. A minor power outage in San ...

The Logistical Crisis Undermining Russian Power Russian performance in its war against Ukraine has often been framed as a strategic miscalculation, poor intelligence, or political overreach. Yet ...

Those hoping for a calmer new year have experienced a rude awakening in 2026. Rather than follow through on promises to centralize restraint and peace, President Donald Trump's second term has ...