Steven Pifer

Mark Etherington, Deputy Chief Monitor of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine and members of organization talk as they arrive for monitoring ahead of the proposed withdrawal of troops, in the village of Petrovskoye in Donetsk region, Ukraine October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko - RC18E26FA480

Did Zelenskiy give in to Moscow? It’s too early to tell

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

A view shows the U.S. embassy in Kiev, Ukraine September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko - RC16923BA100

Five observations on President Trump’s handling of Ukraine policy

Monday, October 7, 2019

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy greets U.S. President Donald Trump during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, New York, U.S., September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1F5F5CFED0

The dueling US foreign policy approaches to Ukraine pose a risk for Kyiv

Monday, September 30, 2019

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test, in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency. THAAD provides the U.S. military a land-based, mobile capability to defend against short- and medium-range ballistic missiles, intercepting incoming missiles inside and outside the earth's atmosphere. REUTERS/U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS - FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - TM3EBAC0VPZ01

The death of the INF Treaty has given birth to new missile possibilities

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

A worker walks near a pipe at the construction site of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, near the town of Kingisepp, Leningrad region, Russia June 5, 2019. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov - RC1AFBC68700

Heading for (another) Ukraine-Russia gas fight?

Friday, August 30, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and Britain's Queen Elizabeth pose at the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace in London, Britain June 3, 2019. Alastair Grant/Pool via REUTERS - RC19A2509000

Trans-Atlantic Scorecard – July 2019

Thursday, July 18, 2019

Soldiers hold NATO and enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) battle group country flags in Rukla military base, Lithuania February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins - RC1172A5BCD0

NATO’s deterrence and defense posture in Lithuania

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy leave after a news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France June 17, 2019. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer - RC1E8D935900

One month into the Zelenskiy presidency and Ukraine’s still here

Monday, June 17, 2019

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks with European Council President Donald Tusk in Brussels, Belgium, June 5, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir - RC1ECA5FFC30

NATO’s Ukraine challenge

Thursday, June 6, 2019

File photo of U.S. President Ronald Reagan (R) and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev signing the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty at the White House, on December 8 1987. Reagan was elected as the 40th U.S. president in 1980. Former U.S. President Reagan's health is deteriorating and he could have only weeks to live, a U.S. source close to the situation said on June 4, 2004. Reagan, now 93, has long suffered from the brain-wasting Alzheimer's disease. The source said Reagan's condition had worsened in the past week. "The time is getting close," he said. REUTERS/Dennis Paquin/FILE DP/GN - RP5DRIDACHAA

With US-Russian arms control treaties on shaky ground, the future is worrying

Thursday, April 25, 2019