Does Zelensky Want Peace or War?

Considerable attention has been paid to whether Russian President Vladimir Putin is serious about negotiating a peace or whether he is delaying to provide time to achieve all of Russia’s goals on the battlefield. The Kremlin, itself, has said that, though they take...

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Are Chinese Soldiers Fighting in Ukraine?

If Chinese soldiers are fighting in the Russian armed forces in Ukraine, that is not the big story. The big story is the effect the claim could have on the possibility of peace. Ukraine has not yet even proven the month’s old claim of the presence of North Korean...

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Iran Is Not Building a Nuclear Bomb: A Fact Sheet

“You know, it's not a complicated formula,” U.S. President Donald Trump said. “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. That's all there is.” So, negotiations should be successful because Iran neither has, nor are they pursuing, a nuclear weapon. The United States has for...

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Talking to America: How Far Will Iran Go?

In March, U.S. President Donald Trump sent a letter directly to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, informing him that Iran has two months to negotiate a nuclear deal with the U.S. and that, if he refuses to do so, the risk of military action against Iran’s...

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No Quick End to the War in Ukraine

There is still reason for optimism that the Trump administration can bring the war in Ukraine to a diplomatic end. But insubstantial promises of a fast, smooth sailing solution have splintered against the solidity of reality. Campaign promises of a day became goals of...

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Five Ways the Signal Leak Could be Trouble for Trump

The real crime in the leaked principals group discussion of the upcoming U.S. military strikes on Yemen and the Houthi was the U.S. military strikes on Yemen, strikes U.S. President Donald Trump says will continue “for a long time.” As is always the case in American...

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