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U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva, June 16, 2021. Source: Facebook/The White House.

Restoring deterrence

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The coming of a New Year is an appropriate time for retrospection. I’ve been thinking about December 2001. Like many Americans, I was traumatized by the horrific images of the Sept. 11 attacks. And like many...
WNBA star Brittney Griner in a Russian court. Source: Twitter,

US swaps ‘Merchant of Death’ for WNBA player Griner

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American basketball player Brittney Griner was released from Russian captivity on Thursday, in a one-on-one prisoner exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout. “She’s safe. She’s on a plane,” President Joe Biden said in brief remarks...
U.S. soldiers participate in closing ceremonies for Iron Sword 2014 in Pabrade, Lithuania, Nov. 13. More than 2,500 troops from nine NATO countries, including Canada, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, the United States and the United Kingdom, participated in the two-week, multinational combined arms exercise. Credit: U.S. Staff Sgt. Keith Anderson via Wikimedia Commons.

NATO reinforces eastern Europe, puts troops on standby as Russia-Ukraine tensions rise

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NATO has reportedly sent additional ships and fighter jets to eastern Europe and placed thousands of troops on standby over the buildup of Russian forces on the border with Ukraine. According to the U.S. Department...
U.S. President Biden on the campaign trail in Henderson, Nev., on Feb. 14, 2020. Credit: Flickr/Gage Skidmore.

All the president’s enemies

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As he begins his second year in office this week, President Joe Biden looks toward the horizon and sees multiple challenges and threats. Three of the most worrisome: Russia’s strongman, President Vladimir Putin, having taken...