On August 23rd, 1989, an estimated two million citizens from the countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania linked arms to form a human chain spanning the ...

LTC Kevin M. Ryan is a military intelligence officer currently serving as the US Army’s War College Fellow at the Baltic Defence College in Tartu, Estonia.

Virtually all of the commentary on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has focused on those two states to the exclusion of ...

Following underwhelming provincial and senatorial elections in the fall of 2024, the Czech Republic prepares to enter the critical year of 2025 with a divided electorate, an unpopular and shrinking ...

Senior Advisor at the Pacific Forum and a Professor at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies. He specializes in US alliances and strategic competition, with a particular focus ...

Peter Olive is a former Commodore in the Royal Navy. His early career included tours in the Gulf and Indian Ocean, to Sierra Leone for Operation BASILICA, as well as with NATO during Operations SHARP ...

In strategic studies and international relations, grand strategy is a frequently-invoked concept. Yet, despite its popularity, it is not well understood and it has many definitions, some of which are ...

The Romanian presidential election of 2024 faced significant controversy, culminating in its annulment due to confirmed foreign interference. The first round, ...

Assad's fall from power has ended the Baath Party's and Assad dynasty's long rule over Syria. The Baath Party is secular, but ...

Lithuania’s opposition Social Democratic Party (LSDP) emerged victorious in the parliamentary elections, defeating the center ...

The American people chose former president Donald J. Trump once again. For the rest of the world, the most important question is what Trump’s foreign policy ...