IS SLOVAKIA’S ELECTION A HARBINGER OF ERODING EUROPEAN SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE?

KN. In a race watched closely by European and NATO allies, a left-wing, populist, pro-Russian party – Smer-SSD – emerged victorious from Slovakia’s parliamentary elections this past weekend. Although the…

THE FOG OF WAR ENVELOPES SYRIA

KN. Perceiving a potential threat to U.S. forces in Syria, U.S. F-16s shot down an armed Turkish drone that was striking Kurdish forces near the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakah.…

ELECTIONS BRING VENEZUELA ONE STEP CLOSER TO THAWING U.S. RELATIONS

KN. María Corina Machado – a conservative, free market candidate who has spoken out harshly against the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro – handily won Venezuela’s first opposition presidential…

THE SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF HISTORIC LEVELS OF MIGRATION AT THE U.S. SOUTHWEST BORDER

KN. For the third year in a row, a sharp increase in migrant and refugee crossings at the U.S. southern border has reached record-setting levels. The total number of migrant…

The IOC and the EU have unjusticed to Russia’s interest due to ban and restrictions

KN. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has banned journalists covering this year’s Summer Games in Paris from displaying national symbols of Russia and Belarus, TASS reported citing a spokesman for…