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Europe Wants All the Profit with None of the Responsibility in Seizing Russian Assets
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Europe Wants All the Profit with None of the Responsibility in Seizing Russian Assets

December 8, 2025

Senior Kremlin officials have applauded Belgium’s stance regarding the seizure of some €215 billion in frozen Russian assets held…

While the Post Brags About Minimal Russian Gains Ukraine Sees a Desertion Every 2 Minutes
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While the Post Brags About Minimal Russian Gains Ukraine Sees a Desertion Every 2 Minutes

November 26, 2025November 26, 2025

A Ukrainian MP recently made an unsubstantiated claim that there were 400,000 open and ongoing cases of desertion from…

Ukraine War: Russians Gain in Zaporizhia, Kharkhiv, Even While Taking Pokrovsk
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Ukraine War: Russians Gain in Zaporizhia, Kharkhiv, Even While Taking Pokrovsk

November 19, 2025

Much of the last year of war coverage in Ukraine has centered around the Russian advance on the coal-mining…

Trump-Putin Summit in Alaska Ends Without Ceasefire
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Trump-Putin Summit in Alaska Ends Without Ceasefire

August 18, 2025August 16, 2025

A highly anticipated summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska ended Friday without…

How Scott Bessent Using a Leverage Buyout to “Save” Ukraine
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How Scott Bessent Using a Leverage Buyout to “Save” Ukraine

August 1, 2025

Reprinted with permission from Germinal G. Van… Scott Bessent, the incumbent US Secretary of the Treasury, recently “bought” Ukraine…

Ukrainian Forces Holding While Losing–Pressed in Three Major Areas
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Ukrainian Forces Holding While Losing–Pressed in Three Major Areas

July 1, 2025

The Gazans must have felt the umbrage as international media spotlights shifted to Tehran and Tel Aviv after the…

Peace Pope Leo XIV Hints Vatican Could Host Russia-Ukraine Talks, While Condemning Gaza War in Inaugural Mass
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Peace Pope Leo XIV Hints Vatican Could Host Russia-Ukraine Talks, While Condemning Gaza War in Inaugural Mass

May 19, 2025

On Wednesday, WaL explored whether Pope Leo XIV could, more than any other pope before him, have a unique voice in…

Setbacks and Distractions Risk Total Unraveling of Trump Foreign Policy Aims
Foreign Policy

Setbacks and Distractions Risk Total Unraveling of Trump Foreign Policy Aims

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025

On the campaign trail, Trump talked of having learned lessons from his first term in office, that he “didn’t…

“Catastrophic” End to Ukraine’s Offensive in Kursk While Russia Seeks “Ironclad” Guarantees
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“Catastrophic” End to Ukraine’s Offensive in Kursk While Russia Seeks “Ironclad” Guarantees

March 19, 2025

Speaking with 5 Ukrainian soldiers who recently fled Kursk Oblast in Russia, the BBC received the picture of a disorganized and…

EU Chief Wants to Unleash Deficit Spending to “Re-Arm Europe” with an €800 Billion Military Build-up
Foreign Policy

EU Chief Wants to Unleash Deficit Spending to “Re-Arm Europe” with an €800 Billion Military Build-up

March 4, 2025March 4, 2025

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a triple legislative mechanism to gensis €800 billion…

Ukraine War’s Third Anniversary Sees Peace Agreements Rapidly Gain Ground
Foreign Policy

Ukraine War’s Third Anniversary Sees Peace Agreements Rapidly Gain Ground

February 25, 2025

Monday marked the third year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Energized by President Trump’s approach to bringing the conflict to…

Trump Team’s Russia Negotiations Rightly Shatter Europe and Kyiv’s Remaining Illusions
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Trump Team’s Russia Negotiations Rightly Shatter Europe and Kyiv’s Remaining Illusions

February 19, 2025

A round of talks between the chief diplomats of Russia and the US in Saudi Arabia regarding how to…

02/18 End of the Empire: President Trump Wants to End Some of the Empire
End of the Empire

02/18 End of the Empire: President Trump Wants to End Some of the Empire

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025

End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world of…

New Pentagon Chief Hegseth Dispels ‘Illusory’ Hopes for Ukrainian Peace Agreement in First Major Policy
Foreign Policy

New Pentagon Chief Hegseth Dispels ‘Illusory’ Hopes for Ukrainian Peace Agreement in First Major Policy

February 13, 2025

In his first headline appearance as Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth told a committee in Brussels that the Trump Administration…

Russian Forces Close in on Last Major Donbas Town While Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Garners Little
War

Russian Forces Close in on Last Major Donbas Town While Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Garners Little

January 14, 2025

The new year has seen a renewed effort by the Ukrainian army to advance into Russia’s home oblast of…

Russia Targets Ukraine with Strange Possibly-Ballistic Missile Following US Escalation
War

Russia Targets Ukraine with Strange Possibly-Ballistic Missile Following US Escalation

November 25, 2024

Ukrainian ballistics experts recently issued a press statement regarding an unknown missile type just fired by Russia at the…

Russia, China, Iran Will Wait and See When it Comes to Trump 2.0.
Foreign Policy

Russia, China, Iran Will Wait and See When it Comes to Trump 2.0.

November 6, 2024

Following Donald Trump’s clinching of the presidential office for the next four years, spokesmen in nations for whom US…

Advocates Demand Biden Comply with Congressional Mandate and de-Classify Ukraine Strategy
Foreign Policy

Advocates Demand Biden Comply with Congressional Mandate and de-Classify Ukraine Strategy

October 30, 2024

Last Tuesday, 13 humanitarian, faith-based, and foreign policy advocacy groups sent a letter to the seniormost Biden Administration officials…

Russia Captures the ‘Balcony,’ Another Town Key to Ukraine’s Donbas Defense
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Russia Captures the ‘Balcony,’ Another Town Key to Ukraine’s Donbas Defense

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024

War footage from Russian soldiers claimed to be verified by CNN shows Federation forces raising their flag above the town of…

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Russian Advance Continues in Spite of Kursk Incursion, Now Just 7 Km from Key City

September 10, 2024

In the days and weeks following Ukraine’s highly publicized incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast, analysts and Ukrainian spokesmen said…

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Europe Wants All the Profit with None of the Responsibility in Seizing Russian Assets

Andy Corbley December 8, 2025

Senior Kremlin officials have applauded Belgium’s stance regarding the seizure of some €215 billion in frozen Russian assets held…

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US Forces Bomb Somalia for the 90th Time This Year: Has it Helped?

Andy Corbley November 11, 2025

“In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike targeting ISIS-Somalia on Nov.…

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Pentagon Doesn’t Know Who They’re Killing in Caribbean Boat Bombings

Andy Corbley October 31, 2025

Virtually all news outlets worldwide reporting on the Pentagon’s targeted killings of sailors in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific…

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