Olivier Assayas's 'The Wizard of the Kremlin' is less 'Red Dawn' and more red yawn.
Tag: Russia
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Russia Diminished?
Those who view Russia’s apparent drawdown in its war with Ukraine as a sign of weakness and a signal that there is no longer any danger in provoking the bear betray their ignorance of history.
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Woke Iran
Much of Iran’s hatred for the West is driven by the same woke ideology that motivates the woke left in our own country.
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Shaping a Post-War Iran
A plan for de-escalation that secures the administration’s early wins is in the best interest of all parties—including the saner elements in Iran.
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How Turkey Will Use the War With Iran for Its Own Ends
Erdoğan has exploited chaos in the Middle East to increase Turkey’s geopolitical power. He hopes to step in to fill the power vacuum after the U.S. war with Iran.
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Rubio’s Call for Europe to Renew the West Falls on Deaf Ears
The European Parliament’s commitment to transgender insanity as a central part of its foreign policy, as well as its demand for Russian reparations, demonstrate the unbridgeable gap between the U.S. and Europe.
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A Return to the Only Real ‘Rule-Based International Order’: National Interest
After more than 30 years of bowing to the liberal, post-Cold War “Rules-Based International Order,” Trump has upended U.S. foreign policy in favor of one grounded in its real national interests.
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A Diplomatic Revolution
Trump’s move to decouple America from Europe’s effete ruling class has been the international event of the year.
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Modi’s India Is Not the Ally America Needs
The Indian prime minister’s actions betray the Beltway’s wishful thinking.
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What Is the West?
For many, "the West" is uncommonly hard to define. One universal characteristic all Western nations share is that they are all being targeted by mass illegal immigration.
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Lack of Will
Today’s comedy is lacking in the kind of mastery of mediums and an understanding of mankind that made Will Rogers an all-time great.
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The Art of the Deal, Russia-Ukraine Style
Trump, the sober and emotionally detached realist, stands a better chance of making peace than his ideologically inclined White House predecessor.
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The Cure for Trump Derangement Syndrome? Success!
Trump’s approval now surpasses that of both George W. Bush and Barack Obama at this stage of their second terms and only shows signs of growing stronger.
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The Ugly Truth About a Necessary Ukrainian Peace
There is no path to a clear and just victory. A negotiated peace will require concessions to Russia, and it is better to accept them than to continue this madness.
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A Territorial Lease Agreement Could End the War in Ukraine
A territorial lease approach may be the most face-saving solution for all parties involved in the Ukrainian quagmire.
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MAGA Is Getting the Ukraine Aid It Voted For
Trump has always been more hawkish than his base on aid for Ukraine.
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Who Are We to Say Iran Can’t Be a Nuclear Power?
Even if Iran were to possess nuclear weapons, any threat of their offensive use would trigger an American strike that would end Iran as a geopolitical entity.
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Is the U.S. Vulnerable to a Drone Sneak Attack?
After Israel’s surprise drone attack on Iranian nuclear targets, many are concerned that China could be preparing for something similar in the United States.
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What Happens if Russia Nukes Ukraine?
The June 1 Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian nuclear assets have invited, but not yet inspired, a nuclear retaliation. Who directed them?
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War Is With Us Forever
Richard Overy argues in 'Why War?' that war is an inevitable effect of causes deeply embedded within human nature.
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Why the Right Likes Russia
A growing faction of the American right considers Vladimir Putin the last defender of Christendom. This colors how they view the Russo-Ukrainian War.
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The Ukraine War and the End of American Superpower
The Ukraine War is a symptom of the American empire’s decline. It is time for America to untangle herself from the region and focus on her vital interests.
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Don’t Make Ukraine Another Vietnam
In devising a practical peace, not every question of principle needs to be answered.
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‘Liberation Day’ Illustrated the Peril of Plans
By sticking too rigidly to his plans for implementing tariffs, Trump failed to develop the leverage he needed for those plans to work.
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What Happened to the Left That Hated the Deep State?
There once was a time when the critics of the deep state were on the left. Their transformation into its lackeys is as fascinating as it is disturbing.
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Harvard: Made in America or Made in China?
It is well past time for the U.S. to put an end to the unfettered foreign financing of American universities.
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Will Trump Turn Nationalism Against America?
The more America acts like an imperial power, the more nationalist movements in other countries will treat us like one.
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The Deep State’s Attempt To Make Ukraine a Three-Front War
Is the deep state trying to push the Trump administration to become actively hostile to Ukraine?
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Dealmaker, Peacemaker, President
President Trump understands that American foreign policy is rooted in interests before values.
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America First: Settling the War in Ukraine
In putting America first, President Trump is not aligning with Russia but with what is best for our people and the world.
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Trump Is No FDR … and Zelensky Is No Churchill
The president is a much more honest broker than Roosevelt was, and the Ukrainian dictator is no hero.
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Europe’s Decline Was a Choice
Europe took a 30-year vacation from history and can’t correct course with its current leadership.
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Richard Dawkins’ Ukraine Hypocrisy
Dawkins denounces Trump as a bully in a smug post that is a perfect example of his commitment to browbeating rather than honest debate.
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How Trump Makes Europe Stronger
Eight decades after World War II, Europe needs to invest in its own moral, material, and intellectual defense.
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Trump is Right About Ukraine
Western ideologues are animated by a fantasy about Ukraine’s prospects in the war. Trump is dealing in reality.
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Trump’s Week That Shook the World
In just a week, Trump has transformed American foreign policy as it applies to the Russia-Ukraine War and all of Europe.
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Vance in Munich and Foreign Policy Realism for the Modern World
Nationalism and realism are the way forward in the 21st century. Europe needs to get with the program.
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European Democracy Dies in Romania
The Western political class has brazenly overturned Romania's presidential election because they won't allow a critic of the Ukraine War to take power.
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Ninety Seconds to (Nuclear) Midnight
It is difficult to overstate the recklessness of the Biden administration in moving us closer to nuclear confrontation with Russia.
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Viktor Orbán and Gerhard Schröder on War and Peace in Europe
The clear vision—but slim hope—of peace and prosperity in Europe was on display at a recent conference in Vienna.
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Rejecting Fake Executives
What I learned in the Soviet Union about elections informs my vote as an American: We can’t allow phony executives to deceive us.
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The Meaning of Kursk
The Ukrainian incursion into the Kursk territory is unlikely to change the outcome of the war in Ukraine. The refusal to see that is only prolonging Ukraine’s misery.
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Germany Encapsulates the West’s Totalitarian Drift
The recent totalitarian drift in Germany shows what happens when Western people cannot suppress the nagging doubt that they are not morally responsible actors but unquestioning consumers of predigested choices.
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The Russian Lit Plot Twist of Today’s American Politics
Given the way things have been going in American politics, one almost needs the assistance of Russian literature for descriptors.
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The Kamala Harris Hoax
The Harris honeymoon, like all the frauds perpetrated against Trump in the past, will be exposed sooner or later. The only question is whether that happens before the election.
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Prisoner Swap Exposes Biden’s Weakness and Puts Americans at Risk
For as long as weak administrations govern in the White House, we should expect more Americans to be taken, with ever higher prices for their freedom imposed.
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Switzerland’s Ukraine Peace Summit Was a Call for Continued War
Western demands aired at last week’s peace summit on the Russia-Ukrainian War were but the unrealistic wish list of the Biden administration and its most hawkish European cohorts.
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What Europeans and Americans Really Want
Authoritarians who have managed to entrench their control over the United States and countries in Europe need to be defeated once and for all.
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The Spring of the West’s Disorder
A series of unfortunate events this spring have revealed a West that does not respect itself and, therefore, cannot command the respect of others.