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Those familiar with Russian history will know of the so-called “Potemkin village.” Under the reign of Catherine II (1762–1796), the general Grigori Potemkin — whose campaigns led to the conquest of Crimea and much of today’s southern…

According to the latest reports from ISW, in August 2026, Russian forces consolidated or seized approximately 90 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory across a front stretching over 1,000 kilometres. This figure is too small to suggest…

About 70 kilometers from the city of Chernihiv, Ukraine, you can reach the Belarusian border. I was on that border in June, in the days of a recent verbal escalation between Kyiv and Minsk over hidden relay stations suspected of providing…

Albania and Serbia continue to experience significant waves of protest that share striking structural patterns, despite emerging in distinct domestic contexts. Both cases highlight the decisive role the European Union can play, particularly…

Gary Sick, a retired US Navy captain, was the principal White House aide for Persian Gulf affairs from 1976 to 1981, a period which included the Iranian Revolution and the hostage crisis. More recently he has been Professor and Senior…