Four years after Russia launched its full‑scale invasion, a draft U.S. peace plan proposes recognizing Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk as Russian‑controlled and allowing Russia to keep occupied parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. Kyiv, led by President Volodymyr Zelensky, has rejected any compromise that would cede sovereign territory. The proposal reflects growing war fatigue in Washington and a strategic calculation that a negotiated settlement may limit further Russian advances. However, the plan risks legitimizing Russia’s gains and reshaping the post‑war security order in Europe.
Japan is overhauling its national security strategy as U.S. “America First” policies erode traditional defense guarantees. Rising Chinese assertiveness, the spillover of the Ukraine war, and rapid advances in drone and AI warfare have forced Tokyo to prioritize strategic autonomy....
In August 2025 President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in Washington, D.C. and deployed the National Guard to patrol city streets, marking the first large‑scale use of federal troops for domestic policing in the United States. Similar attempts have...

Four years after Russia’s full‑scale invasion, the Ukraine war has defied early forecasts by persisting far longer and costing both sides more than anticipated. Kyiv’s ability to adapt, innovate militarily, and marshal extensive U.S., European, and global support has been...
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb warns that the West’s last chance to shape a cooperative world order hinges on listening to the global South. He argues that Western sanctions on Russia and confrontational policies toward China alienate billions, eroding the West’s moral...

Europe faces heightened risk of a broader NATO‑Russia confrontation as the Ukraine war drags on. Over the past four years, NATO allies have poured hundreds of billions of dollars in military, economic, and humanitarian aid into Ukraine, while European nations...

Four years after Russia’s invasion, Ukraine’s original goal of restoring its 1991 borders has become unattainable following the stalled 2023 counteroffensive. Western leaders now accept Russia’s de facto control of Crimea and most of the Donbas, yet they continue to...