Canada Is NATO’s Soft Underbelly
In September 2021, Russia and Belarus launched Zapad (or “West”)—a massive military exercise on NATO’s eastern flank, near the borders of Lithuania and Poland. It included around 200,000 troops, 80 ...
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Zelensky Warns of ‘Destructive Arms Race’ in War Against Russia
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a Russia-Ukraine arms race, Denmark and Greenland apologizing for decades of systemic abuse, and the destructive force of Typhoon Ragasa. Bigger ...
Europe Is on Its Own With Russia Now
Has U.S. President Donald Trump finally seen the light? In a post on his Truth Social network on Sept. 23, he wrote: “I think Ukraine, with the support of the ...
UNGA Kicks Off Against Backdrop of Budget Crisis
As the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) kicks into high gear, it offers a glimpse into what a world devoid of Washington’s diplomacy might look like. ...
Russia risks ‘expansion’ of war with intrusions into NATO airspace, Waltz says in first public address as UN ambassador
Newly confirmed US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz called on Moscow to “urgently stop” expanding its war into NATO nations after the Kremlin launched drones into Poland and ...
Poland Pursues Stronger Military Agenda After Russian Drone Incursion
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Poland’s response to Russia’s drone incursion, British ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and how Israel’s strike on Qatar may ...
The Perils of Irresponsible Reporting on Russia’s War
Discussions of irresponsible media coverage often lead to the fictional character of Wenlock Jakes. Supposedly the “highest paid journalist of the United States,” this infamous figure features in Evelyn Waugh’s ...
Poland Shoots Down Russian Drones, Invokes NATO’s Article 4
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at NATO intercepting Russian drones over Poland, the rise of France’s Block Everything movement, and deadly anti-government protests in Nepal. ‘Large-Scale Provocation’ ...
Russia Just Attacked NATO. Again.
Last night, Russia invaded NATO. Any other description is an obfuscation. At least 19 Russian drones, some launched from Belarus (Moscow’s close ally), flew into Poland. NATO scrambled jets and ...
Europe’s Delusions Over What It Means to Deter Russia
In December 1941, as Japanese bombers and landing ships converged on Singapore, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill still clung to the belief that the British territory and naval base remained ...
