It’s Time for Ukraine to Accept an Ugly Peace
As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky awaits cease-fire talks and negotiations to end Russia’s war in his country, he should reflect on an earlier chapter in this tragic conflict. In November ...
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Targeting Houthi Leaders Is Warranted but Not Enough
The Trump administration’s airstrikes on Yemen over the weekend marked the first time the United States has explicitly targeted Houthi leaders—alongside military and command-and-control centers. These strikes were warranted and ...
The Latest Russian Missile Is Bad News for NATO
Last November, Russia launched a new kind of missile into Ukraine. Moscow debuted the intermediate-range ballistic missile Oreshnik (meaning “hazelnut tree” in Russian) in an attack on Dnipro. Though it ...
What Does the SDF Deal Mean for U.S. Counterterrorism in Syria?
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s SitRep. Spring is almost here—we can feel it! Alright, here’s what’s on tap for the day: The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces make a deal with ...
Putin Says Russia Is Open to a Cease-Fire Deal—With Caveats
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a possible Russia-Ukraine cease-fire deal, a G-7 foreign ministers’ meeting in Canada, and new European investments in South Africa. Truce Holdups ...
State Commissions Have Probed Israel’s Worst Security Failures—But Not Oct. 7
For the residents of Nahal Oz, there can be little doubt that the Israeli military failed miserably in protecting the country on Oct. 7, 2023. For at least seven hours, ...
Ukraine Agrees to U.S.-Led Cease-Fire Proposal
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a U.S.-led cease-fire proposal for the Russia-Ukraine war, the arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, and Greenland’s snap parliamentary elections. ...
Europe Wonders if Trump Can Be Trusted With Intelligence
There’s no telling yet what long-term damage U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance’s bullying of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky may have done to the trans-Atlantic alliance. European ...
Russia Is Only Winning Inside Trump’s Head
As Yale University historian Timothy Snyder recently posted on X, “The only war that Putin is winning is inside Trump’s head. Putin only wins the war on the ground by ...
On Ukraine, Split the Difference Between Trump and Biden
U.S. President Donald Trump has been deservedly condemned around the world for his dismissive treatment of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his inexplicable deference to Russian leader Vladimir Putin. But ...
