In an effort to deter Communist China’s desire to forcefully integrate Taiwan into China, the Biden administration has approved of another major weapons package. The United States government, under the Biden administration, seems to be doubling down on the American foreign policy trend of supplying partners to deter our adversaries. …

On July 16, news outlets began to report that Wagner Group fighters have arrived in Belarus from Russia, and that the Polish police and intelligence service are monitoring them. The news comes a few weeks after the failed revolt by Wagner Group and their leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. …

The United States stands at a historical crossroads, whether we consciously recognize it or not. A part of what makes this time so historic is due in part to how much power we have, as a nation, to impact the future. …

Yesterday, June 23, 2023, it was reported that the Russian government has opened up a criminal investigation into Wagner Group Chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin. Let’s look at some contextual details to better understand what is going on in Russia. What is the Wagner Group? A Russian private military company that works…

Officials from countries like the United States, Germany, and France are urging Kosovo and Serbia to come to a peaceful resolution following violent protests in northern Kosovo last week. If you are not up to speed on the recent tensions in the Balkans, you’re in luck: last week ethnic Serbians…

The news of a cross-border raid in the Russian territory of Belgorod have been extremely popular of late, as the ground operations are the first notable ones inside Russia’s own borders. But now, it is reported that another paramilitary group was involved. On May 22, 2023, Russian partisan groups in…

Nearly 500,000 protestors have gathered in Warsaw in opposition to a new law implemented by the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS). Many media outlets have touted the protests as displays in support of change regarding myriad issues from inflation to trendy social political issues, but the real reason so…

In December 2022, Slovakia’s government failed a vote of no confidence. Now, a Technocratic government has been emplaced to hold the reigns while Bratislava waits for the snap election on September 30, 2023. But it isn’t the vote of no confidence or the snap elections that have people raising concerns…

Why would Ukraine in NATO mean perpetual peace in Europe? I see Ukrainian membership in NATO as a pipe dream; a diplomatic bargaining chip. There does not appear to be any concession on Ukraine or Russia's part which would allow for a mutually agreeable peace agreement between the two. Because of that, the basis for conflict - proxy or otherwise - will continue to exist in Ukraine. Ukraine's current circumstances make it too geopolitically complex for it to be a NATO member; it puts too much risk on the current members, and the relative peace we have become accustomed to.