Friends of Ukraine often say to Western political leaders: The West’s economy is 20-25 times bigger than Russia’s, how could we possibly give Ukraine fewer weapons than Russia has? Let’s do more, it is not such a big deal. But it is a bigger deal than that. I would like …

Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks did not happen out of the blue. They were preceded by years of bitter conflict, ever since the group consolidated its control of the Gaza Strip in 2007. Months later, it remains deeply puzzling how Israel was caught so woefully unprepared. Conventional explanations advanced over the …

Western Europeans have always held NATO’s top job. It’s time to pass the baton eastward, where governments understand the scale of the threats facing the region and the transatlantic alliance. It’s head-hunting season again! It didn’t take much for Ursula von der Leyen to be nominated by her conservative Christian …