Today, Washington has two tools for easing Europe’s vulnerability to Russian energy influence: the threat of sanctions on the Kremlin’s pipeline project, and exports of American liquefied natural gas to Europe.

Along with Georgia and Ukraine, Moldova is a captive nation, caught between East and West—yet increasingly serving as a shield against Russian aggression.

As the American public grows weary of spreading democracy abroad, Lithuania’s centennial is a timely reminder of the positive change such efforts can bring.

Thanks to the American shale boom and a newly globalized market, natural gas is changing geopolitics around the globe.

How Moscow manipulates the Russian diaspora in Eastern Europe to gain influence and sometimes territory.