President Biden reiterated at the end of the NATO summit in Spain that the United States will support Ukraine in its fight against Russia for “as long as it takes.” But are the U.S. and its NATO allies doing enough to help the Ukrainians hold the line against Putin’s army and its brutal military strategy?…

Speaking at the end of his time at this week’s NATO summit, President Joe Biden floated the idea of a filibuster exception in order to codify Roe v. Wade. Thursday’s comments came less than a week after the Supreme Court issued a ruling overturning Roe. “I believe we have to codify Roe v. Wade in…

On the same day NATO formally invited Finland and Sweden to join the alliance, President Joe Biden promised to maintain the United States’ recently-increased military presence in Europe for the “foreseeable future.” Both moves are seen as steps to bolster their respective defense capacities in Europe amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. “I think the…

The current war in Ukraine looks very different from the one Russia clumsily initiated on February 22. NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg recently claimed, “Ukraine now faces a brutality which we haven’t seen in Europe since the Second World War.” Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan recounts the confounding initial missteps of the Russian army and…

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced allies will agree to increase the size of the alliance’s rapid reaction force to 300,000 troops. That is nearly eight times higher than the current 40,000 soldiers serving in the force. Speaking in Brussels Monday, Stoltenberg described the move as part of the “biggest overhaul of collective defense and…

As Group of Seven (G7) leaders began meeting to discuss more sanctions against Russia, the country was set to default on its foreign debt. Russia owes about $40 billion in foreign bonds. A 30-day grace period on interest payments originally due May 27 expired Sunday. Despite this, it could take time to confirm a default.…

As Ukraine continues to fight back against Russia’s invasion, the European Union (EU) granted Ukraine candidate for membership. The decision came Thursday, just hours after the European Parliament “overwhelmingly voted in favor” of a resolution that called on EU governments to “move without delay” and “live up to their historical responsibility” in granting membership candidacy…

Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan thinks June will be a very interesting month in the world of Russian oil. With maritime insurance now nearly impossible to purchase due to sanctions, Russian crude exporters will find their jobs nearly impossible to complete. If NATO grabs even one supertanker loaded with $300 million worth of Russian…

As the Russian army’s onslaught continues to eat up more territory in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin may already be prepping for Russia’s next war. He’s also continuing to try and justify his invasion. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan says Putin is doing so to prepare the Russian people for what could potentially be the next…

Rumors persist regarding the tenuous health of both Russian President Vladimir Putin and General Secretary Xi Jinping of China. While much of the world would consider their deaths welcome news, questions linger about who would replace them and in what direction they might take their respective countries. Straight Arrow News contributor Larry Lindsey says the…