Russia

Interior Ministry members stand guard near Russian military vehicles before a rehearsal for the Victory Day parade in central Moscow, Russia, April 29, 2015. Russia will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two on May 9. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX1AVCK

How Washington should respond to Russia’s missile treaty violation

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

More than five thousand air, sea and ground troops take part in a multinational NATO maritime exercise BALTOPS in the Baltic Sea to demonstrate the resolve of allied and partner forces to defend the Baltic region near Ustka, Poland June 17, 2015. REUTERS/Agencja Gazeta THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. POLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN POLAND. - RTX1GXV7

A European security architecture that won’t work

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

A German soldier holds NATO flag during a ceremony to welcome the German battalion being deployed to Lithuania as part of NATO deterrence measures against Russia in Rukla, Lithuania February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins - RTX2ZZ3F

Securing Eastern Europe without more NATO expansion

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, February 27, 2017

An armoured personnel carrier (APC) patrols near the building which was damaged during fighting between the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists, in the government-held industrial town of Avdiyivka, Ukraine, February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich - RTX2ZI06

Minsk II at two years

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks by phone with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTSXT2T

The problem with President Trump’s hasty denunciation of New START

Friday, February 10, 2017

U.S. President Barack Obama (seated) signs into law H.R. 6156, the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, December 14, 2012. From L-R are: U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, Obama, U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer, U.S. Rep. Sandy Levin, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, and U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3BKSF

Congress, Russia, and sanctions

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Rex Tillerson, the former chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil, testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be U.S. secretary of state in Washington, U.S. January 11, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTX2YJ3F

Most of Tillerson’s answers help, but a dodge stirs anxiety

Friday, January 13, 2017

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G8 Summit at Lough Erne in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland June 17, 2013. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (NORTHERN IRELAND - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTX10R8R

Addressing the real source of the U.S.-Russia rivalry

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Pro-Ukrainian activists hold a national flag as they protest against a procession petitioning for peace organized by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, in the city of Boryspil outside Kiev, Ukraine, July 25, 2016. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko - RTSJKHH

Ukraine’s difficult year ahead in 2017

Friday, January 6, 2017

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump talks to members of the media at Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 21, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX2W2D9

Trump and Russia: Expect a change in tone. But in substance?

Wednesday, January 4, 2017