Mark Episkopos

Russia's Admiral Kuznetsov, the nation's sole aircraft carrier, has encountered a series of unfortunate events that underscore its troubled existence.

In the tense backdrop of the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962, the world teetered on the edge of nuclear war. Amidst the diplomatic and military standoff between the US and the Soviet Union, a critical moment unfolded unnoticed in the waters off Florida.

The legacy of Soviet submarine innovation continues today with Russia's ambitious new submarine projects, amidst rising naval tensions with NATO.

The dropping of a nuclear bomb on a fleet of ninety-five warships during "Operation Crossroads" in 1946 marked a pivotal moment in understanding the impact of nuclear weapons on naval forces and the environment.

The U.S. risks being caught off-guard if it expects the ’90s to last forever.

The discussion has always centered on alarmist predictions rather than Moscow's real intentions and capabilities

These developments are not indicative of a Ukrainian state that is winning or confident in its impending victory

This persistent belief that there was never a diplomatic path to peace in Ukraine is not just inconsistent with the facts, but functions as a self-imposed constraint forcing Western governments to …

As the West struggles to define its strategy in Ukraine, politicians on both sides of the Atlantic have long insisted that the only path to a “just

Western governments, particularly Washington, should recognize that maximum pressure will backfire by pushing Belarus closer to Moscow. An alternative strategy based on resetting relations with Belarus and enabling the return of Lukashenko's multi–vector foreign policy holds the promise of preventing the further integration of Belarus and Russia and possibly even reversing some of Putin's moves to pull Belarus into the Russian orbit. To execute this strategy, the United States should: