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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to the media after the Belt and Road Forum at the China National Convention Center at the Yanqi Lake venue outside Beijing on May 15, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL /

The East-West SpyWar as Viewed From Putin’s Doorstep

There is cause for optimism in the West about resisting Russia—but not too much, yet.
By John R. Schindler
SOCHI, RUSSIA - APRIL 30: Bernie Ecclestone, Chairman Emeritus of the Formula One Group talks with Chase Carey, CEO and Executive Chairman of the Formula One Group and President of Russia Vladimir Putin during the Formula One Grand Prix of Russia on April 30, 2017 in Sochi, Russia.

Putin-Proofing the Balkans: A How-To Guide

The West needs to accept its mistakes in Southeastern Europe and correct them—before the Kremlin does.
By John R. Schindler
BELFAST, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 17: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at Belfast International Airport on June 17, 2013 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The two-day G8 summit, hosted by UK Prime Minister David Cameron, is being held in Northern Ireland for the first time. Leaders from the G8 nations have gathered to discuss numerous topics with the situation in Syria expected to dominate the talks.

We Need to Putin-Proof the Balkans Now

Southeastern Europe is entering renewed crisis—and Moscow is fomenting more chaos at a dangerous time.
By John R. Schindler
BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 07: A protester holds a placard showing a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin altered to look like Adolph Hitler during a demostration to demand an end to Russian aerial bombing of the Syrian city of Aleppo in front of the Russian Embassy on December 7, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. The Russian military is supporting Syrian government military forces fighting rebels in Aleppo with aerials bombardments that, according to independent observers, has resulted in the heavy loss of civilian lives.

Putin’s Balkan Terror Plot Exposed

By John R. Schindler
TOPSHOT - A video screen displays Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking during his annual press conference in Moscow while journalists hold the name of their media, on December 23, 2016. / AFP / Natalia KOLESNIKOVA (Photo credit should read

Will Belarus Be Putin’s Next Victim?

By John R. Schindler
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump.

The Desire to Please Dictators: Why Trump’s Crimea Gaffe Matters

By John R. Schindler
Frederico Carvalhão Gil, a senior intelligence official was arrested this weekend in Rome.

NATO’s Big New Russian Spy Scandal

By John R. Schindler
Estonian President Toomas Ilves speaks at a talk entitled "The Estonia Model: Why a Free and Secure Internet Matter "at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2015. AFP PHOTO/NICHOLAS KAMM

Tommy From Jersey and the Fate of Europe

By John R. Schindler
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Kremlin Provocations and War Games Risk Real War

By John R. Schindler
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives on day two of the G20 Turkey Leaders Summit on November 16, 2015 in Antalya. (Photo: Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images)

Welcome to Cold War 2.0

By John R. Schindler
Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta Conference, February 1945. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The United States Should Ditch NATO and Follow Britain Out of Europe

By Bernie Quigley
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