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The Camera’s “Power to Accuse”

Russia is harnessing the power of photography to make strategic gains in Ukraine. NATO must do the same.

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Putin, the Preservation of Power, and the Next Proxy War

As Russia ammasses more troops on the Ukrainian border, how will the West impose costs on Putin’s regime? Amidst mounting tensions in the Eastern European bloc, the U.S. looks to Ukraine to subvert the Russian agenda.

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The Beginning of the End for Tunisia’s Newborn Democracy

Tunisia emerged as the democratic success story of the Arab Spring, but President Saied is changing course.

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On The Road to Authoritarianism: How Navalny’s Arrest Signals Human Rights Abuses in Russia

While the recent protests are unlikely to result in substantial changes, they have brought more attention to the issues within Putin’s government. As other countries decide on how to react, actions by European nations may force the Kremlin to adjust its human rights record and decrease the suppression of opposition groups.

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The Twists and Turns of U.S.- Russia Relations in 2020

Putin’s sudden and surprising declaration of greater diplomacy between the U.S. and Russia — two states with soured relations since the Cold War — arrives amidst heightened accusations of interference with U.S. elections by Moscow.

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The Pentagon is Concerned With China’s Nuclear Ambitions, I asked SecState Pompeo and Dr. Richard Haass Their Thoughts

Though America’s nuclear arsenal and second strike capabilities are arguably the most powerful in the world, recent actions by China have left Washington worried. The Pentagon’s report on China’s growing military power, which now surpasses the United States in the fields of ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles, is a somber reminder that the world has entered into a second nuclear age.

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Lukashenko’s Belarus: The Final Throes of Europe’s Last Totalitarian State

On August 9, 2020, Alexander Lukashenko’s seventh presidential victory was announced to the people of Belarus. The news sparked outrage and protests erupted throughout the country’s capital of Minsk with hundreds of thousands of demonstrators flooding the streets claiming that the reelection of the Belarusian dictator was “neither free nor fair.”