Mark Toth and Jonathan Sweet

Aug 21, 2026

Et tu, Fedorov?

No, it was not the Ides of March. But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could be forgiven if Aug. 18 felt like it.  

Apr 14, 2026

Trump Puts Iran’s Military on the Ropes

Team Iran, perhaps fatally, miscalculated in Islamabad last weekend.  

Jan 8, 2026

Is Russia Down for the Count?

Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t want you — or for that matter, President Trump — to know that Russia is in trouble — deep trouble.  