Stephen Bryen

April 1, 2025
If Russo-Ukrainian Negotiations Collapse, What’s Next?
It may be that the US-Russia and US-Ukraine negotiations are going off the rails.
March 26, 2025
Riyadh Talks Agree on Black Sea Fighting Lull
White House reports say there was agreement on safe navigation on the Black Sea, banning military use of commercial vessels
March 10, 2025
Framework for Peace for Ukraine Unlikely To Be Reached
If the US and Russia want a deal on Ukraine, Zelensky will need to cooperate. That is far from certain. The result could be that President Trump will not be able to negotiate a...
March 6, 2025
Investor Beware of Robust European Defense Spending
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, has proposed that Europe increase its defense spending by 1.5% of GDP over the average 2.0% European countries are...
February 13, 2025
Europe Gasping for Air as Trump Makes His Move
European leaders who have been strongly supporting keeping the Ukraine war going have been dealt a serious blow by President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Most of them...
February 12, 2025
The Rocky Road to a Ukraine Deal
Blocking Trump are the issues’ complexity and the EU’s reluctance to back any comprehensive deal that rewards Russians
January 25, 2025
Trump Already Faltering in Approach to Putin
Trump’s credibility already waning in Moscow on early signs he’s following the Biden deep state’s regime change playbook
January 7, 2025
Ukraine’s Renewed Kursk Push Flops
A so-called Ramstein format meeting – that’s an informal name of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, comprised of Kyiv and allies – will take place in...

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