By Zaki Laïdi, Project Syndicate | Nov 7, 2025
At a time when the European Union is enduring many hardships, it has no interest in letting the war in Ukraine drag on endlessly. But it does have interests there, and it cannot afford to agree to a settlement that ignores them.
Mitch McConnell just wrote an opinion piece in the highly partisan Washington Post excoriating the Trump administration for slowing the pace of massive U.S. taxpayer assistance to the Volodymyr Zelenskyy government in Kyiv. Mitch McConnell was first elected to the Senate over 40 years ago, in 1984. For several
Rustem Umerov arrived in Miami for talks with U.S. officials as efforts to restart peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia remain stalled. According to the Kyiv Independent, Umerov is expected to meet U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff during the visit. A White House official confirmed preparations for the discussions
By Roger Myerson, Project Syndicate | May 6, 2026 Ever since the American and French Revolutions, which took markedly different paths, democracy has grown most steadily when it has been rooted in local politics. Those who want to see a genuine democracy develop in Russia should begin there. CHICAGO—As Hungarians
Kyiv has sharply escalated its deep-strike drone campaign in recent weeks, hitting Russian cities, energy facilities, and key military targets – in some cases more than 1,500 km away. The intensified attacks are increasingly reaching deep into Russian territory, underscoring Ukraine’s growing long-range strike capabilities. Amid these developments, Russia’
By Victor Davis Hanson, The Daily Signal | May 11, 2026 Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. I’m speaking on the 71st day of the Iran war, but of course, it hasn’t been 71 days. The last real date of bombing, intense bombing—not a
By John W. And Nisha Whitehead via Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity | May 12, 2026 Call it what it is: a heist. The corruption, cronyism, and self-dealing that now define the American government—under Donald Trump in particular—amount to a slow-motion stick-up carried out in broad daylight.
By Philip Giraldi via Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity | May 12, 2026 The top story last week, at least in terms of shock value, might well be the ongoing saga of the Trump White House ballroom, which started out as a $200 million development off of the building’
By Ron Paul, Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity | May 11, 2026 Last week “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth insulted Americans by claiming that a 50 percent increase in the US military budget – from an incomprehensible one trillion dollars to an impossible one and a half trillion – was a
