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National Review: A Russian Defeat in Ukraine Would Help the West Elsewhere September 30, 2025 By Zineb Riboua

Light installation by Ukrainian artist and lighting designer Mykola Kabluka and the Expolight team appears on the Mother Ukraine monument on September 18, 2025, in Kyiv. (Getty Images)

Commentary

A Russian Defeat in Ukraine Would Help the West Elsewhere

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Zineb Riboua

Sep 30, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

Muslims living and visiting the capital perform their prayers at the Moscow Central Mosque, on September 1, 2025, in Moscow. (Metin Aktas via Getty Images)

Commentary

Islam as an Instrument of Russia’s Colonial Policy

Inal Sherip

Sep 29, 2025

Commentary

Long Read

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

President Donald Trump’s Bilateral Talks with Zelenskyy

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Sep 23, 2025

In the Media

This monthly report from Hudson’s Zineb Riboua examines Russia’s growing influence in the Middle East and Africa. Executive Summary Moscow’s mercenary struggles: Wagner mercenary deployments in Africa have faced considerable issues. Yet Russia’s efforts to transition its Central African Republic operations to the Kremlin-controlled Africa Corps have sparked local resistance from both troops and political elites. Russia moves to formalize Sahel ties: Despite these struggles, juntas in Mali, Niger, and Burk

President Ibrahim Traore, leader of the military regime of Burkina Faso, arrives in Moscow, Russia, on May 8, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Moscow’s Southward March | September 2025

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Zineb Riboua

Sep 15, 2025

Commentary

8 Min Read

Rebeccah Heinrichs appears on Bloomberg’s "Balance of Power" to discuss Poland seeking a consultation with NATO powers after shooting down drones that crossed into its territory during Russia’s latest air strike on Ukraine.

(Screenshot via YouTube)

In the Media

Putin Is Testing How NATO Responds after Russian Drones Enter Polish Airspace

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Sep 13, 2025

In the Media

(School of War)

Podcast

The Great Soviet Offensive of 1944

Aaron MacLean

Senior Fellow

Aaron MacLean

Sep 12, 2025

Podcast

Clashes erupt between Georgian police and protesters on the second day of protest against "foreign agents" bill, in Tblisi, Geogia on March 08, 2023 (David Mdzinarishvili via Getty Images)

Testimony

From Partner to Problem: Georgia’s Anti-American Turn

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Testimony

Sep 10, 2025

Testimony

Long Read

China’s President Xi Jinping, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin arrive for a reception in the Great Hall of the People following a military parade in Beijing on September 3, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump Can Spoil a Phony Xi-Putin Friendship

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Sep 5, 2025

Commentary

1 Min Read

Mary Kissel appears on Fox News to discuss Russia and China’s most recent agreement to establish a new gas pipeline.

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

Russia and China Agree on New Gas Pipeline Project

Mary Kissel

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Mary Kissel

Sep 2, 2025

In the Media

Arab News: Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal Nowhere in Sight By Luke Coffey August 29, 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy looks on during a joint press conference on August 13, 2025, in Berlin, Germany. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal Nowhere in Sight

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Aug 29, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

RealClearWorld: Trump Should Approach Improved Trade Ties With Russia With Caution By Daniel Kochis August 28, 2025

Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in central Moscow on May 9, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev via Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump Should Approach Improved Trade Ties with Russia with Caution

Daniel Kochis

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Daniel Kochis

Aug 28, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Vladimir Putin enters a hall to meet with graduates of higher military educational institutions at the Kremlin on June 23, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov via Getty Images)

Commentary

How Europe Can Make Putin Pay