The Administration should fight to preserve Central European University. It’s a rare case where ethics and geopolitics are on the same side.

NATO, Finland, and Sweden are conducting a planned exercise that they hold every two years, but this time Russia arranges surprise counter-drills across the border that are three times larger.

200 more McDonald’s branches are under investigation in Russia. McDonald’s has become one of the main casualties of Putin’s attempt to de-Westernize his country.

Twelve McDonald’s branches have now been closed in Russia, and one hundred more are under investigation. Putin’s campaign to de-Westernize his country is continuing apace.

Russia is closing a symbolically important McDonalds location in Pushkin Square. Could this represent a possible fillip of hope for McDonalds Peace Theory?

A recent interview with a close economic advisor to Putin suggests that a minority at the heights of Russian power disapproves of isolationism and favors closer ties to the West. Anybody who wants to see Russia’s relationship with the West reverse its current course, take note.