Zelenskyy visits the front line that could decide his country’s war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a trip this week to a dangerous and bitterly contested front line in Russia’s war with Ukraine, now into its twenty-second month. Yes, that would be Washington. His spirits were high and his mood buoyant when I met with him and a small group of others for a background chat

Zelenskyy visits DC at Ukraine’s most dangerous moment

JUST IN Sometimes politics doesn’t end at the water’s edge. Amid a difficult stage in Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion and congressional division over US policy toward Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Washington this week to make his case for continued aid for his country. While US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he

Ukraine’s AI road map seeks to balance innovation and security

As the world grapples with the implications of rapidly evolving Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, Ukraine has recently presented a national road map for AI regulation that seeks to balance the core values of innovation and security. Businesses all over the world are currently racing to integrate AI into their products and services. This process will

New Polish PM Donald Tusk vows “full mobilization” of West to help Ukraine

Poland’s newly appointed Prime Minister Donald Tusk has vowed to rally Western support for Ukraine as it continues to defend itself against Russia’s ongoing invasion. Addressing the Polish parliament on December 12 following his appointment, Tusk said he would “loudly and decisively demand the full mobilization of the free world, the Western world, to help

Threats from Yemen are increasing. It’s time to redesignate the Houthis.

When the Joe Biden administration reversed the Donald Trump administration’s 2021 Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designation and the Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) designation of the Houthi rebels, the stated intent was to support peace efforts, enable humanitarian relief, and deliver aid. Unfortunately, while the near-immediate reversal of the FTO status was meant to assist the millions of impoverished Yemenis dependent on

Kerg published in USNI Proceedings on Marine Corps posturing

ORIGINAL SOURCE IPSI nonresident fellow Brian Kerg published an article in the December 2023 issue of the US Naval Institute Proceedings magazine, titled “Put III MEF in a Fighting Stance.” Kerg wrote that the Marine Corps “can realign the posture of forces to that of a true, combat-credible, and ready-to-fight force” in order to better

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on the Israel-Hamas war and the future of the Middle East

Watch the event Public Event Fri, December 8, 2023 • 9:00 am ET Egypt’s foreign minister on his country’s leadership, the war in Gaza and related challenges AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT— Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed the Israel-Hamas War, Egypt’s regional leadership and other challenges. Economy & Business Israel Middle East North Africa Event transcript Uncorrected

Ukraine in the EU would be a game-changer for Europe’s decarbonization drive

When the European Council meets in the coming days, it will consider whether to open accession negotiations with Ukraine to join the European Union (EU). This milestone moment comes at the recommendation last month of the European Commission, which recognized the major reforms that Ukraine had undertaken toward membership so far. While no timeline is