Tag: Russia
A Timeline of Sweden’s NATO Application
In February 2024, Sweden’s accession to NATO was approved by Hungary, the final NATO member country in opposition to the...
NATO Leaders Stall Ukraine Membership
At NATO’s founding in 1949, world leaders conceived of the alliance as a containment mechanism to stem Soviet expansion. In subsequent decades,...
Putin Exploits History in Ukraine Rhetoric
On Feb. 22, 2023, at a rally supporting the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that the war is...
Implications for Biden’s Meeting with President Lula
With the Brazilian president’s arrival in Washington D.C. today, President Biden must ensure the optics of the encounter do not limit the...