Turkey’s Nearing Elections Present Challenges for NATO
1 February 2022 Turkey faces a general election in May that holds the potential to end Erdoğan’s two-decade grip on the country. This is of major significance to Turkey’s often-neglectful…
Severodonetsk is not Mariupol – its a logistical warning to Ukraine and NATO in months to come
15 July 2022 Russia destroyed the last bridge connecting the contested city of Severodonetsk to Ukraine. This means that the Ukrainian soldiers and civilians are cut off from the rest…
Putin’s Victory Day Speech: Tepid, but There’s a Rising Scapegoat
10 May 2022 President Putin marked the first Victory Day celebration since their invasion of Ukraine. Obviously, the usual pomp and circumstance of a military parade in Red Square occurred.…
Russia has Surrendered its Sovereignty
17 April 2022 We are watching a significant moment in history unfold before our eyes in Ukraine, a heroic struggle that will be spoken of for centuries. We need to…
The Balkans: The Next Domino After Ukraine.
4 March 2022 Last week DefRep reported in the opening days of Russia’s appalling assault on Ukraine that as part of Putin’s attempt to upend the international order Moscow has…
The West is Morally Bankrupt and Ukraine is Paying the Price.
26 February 2022 *28 February 2022* Correction: Snake Island defenders are alive but were captured. Article corrected. As I watch Russia invade Ukraine, led by a lunatic, and justified by…
CTV Interview: Ukrainian President Informed of Possible Invasion Day
Our editor, Stewart Webb, joins CTV National News to discuss the possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. If the video does not work, it can be found here.
Impeachment, America’s Orwellian Legacy in Ukraine, and Why It Matters
22 November 2019 – New York, USA by Victor Rud “It is especially important to introduce geopolitical disorder into internal American activity, encouraging all kinds of separatism and ethnic, social…
The Balkan Geopolitical Frontline: NATO in the Region and Increasing Tensions with Russia
8 February 2019 – London, UK by Chris Murray In recent weeks NATO has made two key moves that signal its intentions to expand its presence in the Balkans. The…
We’ve Been Conned Before–By Ourselves
12 November 2018 – New York, USA by Victor Rud How can Russia, a single country, so easily pin Western democracy against the ropes? We could do worse than to…