Russia: +29,191 square miles. 13% of Ukraine. (Area roughly equivalent to half the U.S. state of Illinois). Total area of all Ukrainian territory Russia presently controls, including Crimea and parts ...

While the conflict in eastern Ukraine initially served as a magnet for international fighters of various stripes, the situation began to change around the end of 2014. The initial chaos of the war in ...

Analysts continue to debate what confluence of factors has shaped Vladimir Putin’s decision to order the so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine. Some heavyweights in the world of policy ...

When Russian President Vladimir Putin stepped down after a second term in 2008, making way for his protégé Dmitry Medvedev to have a stint in the Kremlin, speculation about which man was genuinely in ...

This article is part of a series on the impact of U.S. and Russian military complexes on the bilateral relationship. "Influence of the Defense Industry on US National Security Strategy" by Matt Korda ...

When it comes to views on post-Soviet Eurasia, GOP congressman Kevin McCarthy is perhaps best known for his October 2022 assertion that there will be “no blank check” for Ukraine if his party takes ...

Kellogg served 36 years in the U.S. military, including periods in the U.S. Army Special Forces in Vietnam and Cambodia, and in the 82 nd Airborne Division in the First and Second Iraq Wars. Following ...

Earlier this month, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened secondary tariffs of 100% on any country trading with Russia if there is no deal to end the war in Ukraine within 50 days. This proposal ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a significant asset in the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Specifically, it has become a key data analysis tool that helps operators and warfighters ...

It has been eight weeks since the Russian government launched a multi-pronged offensive into Ukraine. In the north, the Russian army laid siege to Kyiv for almost a month. The operation rapidly ...

When Donald Trump’s team announced Nov. 13 that it plans to appoint Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as the next Secretary of State, few were surprised or bewildered like, for instance, when Matt Gaetz was ...