President Joe Biden will deliver his farewell address tonight[1], just days before President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn[2] into office. We can expect that Biden will use these last fleeting moments behind the Oval Office's Resolute Desk to tout what he deems to be his biggest successes. But I’m more interested to see which Joe Biden actually shows up. I personally believe politicians, and yes, even presidents, allow their farewell tours to stretch way too long. Will America watch the gracious ...

Vladimir Putin has been accused of planning acts of "air terror" against airlines worldwide, amid mounting concerns over Russia's aggressive tactics against the West.During Donald Tusk's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Warsaw today, the Polish leader accused Moscow of orchestrating sabotage and diversion on Polish soil and beyond."All I can say, and I will not go into details, but I can confirm the validity of these fears, is that Russia has been planning acts of air terror, and ...

As Donald Trump prepares to take the oath of office as president Jan. 20, he and his advisers have already been staking out policy moves. But few have raised eyebrows quite as much as his comments regarding the acquisition of Greenland.In a Dec. 22 announcement naming his ambassador to Denmark, Mr. Trump wrote that “The United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.”Why We Wrote ThisPresident-elect Donald Trump’s idea to acquire Greenland ...

WASHINGTON (WBTV) - President Joe Biden will address the nation Wednesday night to deliver a farewell address[1] to the American people.Biden will give his farewell address from the Oval Office at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Watch him live in the video player up above.Biden was expected to talk about his administration’s accomplishments from the past four years, as well as his 50 years working in public service. It’s expected to be Biden’s last significant opportunity to speak ...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had obvious effects on the North Caucasus. For example, reports indicate that Chechen forces have taken part in the fighting from the early days of the war and are now engaged near Kursk. Furthermore, the “Russian Special Forces University named after Vladimir Putin,” located in the city of Gudermes, was set on fire by a Ukrainian drone attack late last year. However, many of the war’s effects have not been as obvious.Please join the Kennan ...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 brought the European Union and Poland closer to like-minded states in Asia, including Japan. We realised that despite different histories and cultures we share the same values regarding international politics, namely the adherence to the international law-based order established in 1945.We do not accept the concept of spheres of influence where the stronger dictate policies to smaller countries, we do not accept that might is right, that internationally agreed borders can ...

'What happens next is not my fault' (Getty Images) President Joe Biden will deliver his farewell address to the nation later this evening. He is set to leave office with an approval rating of just 36 percent and probably won't live much longer after leaving office next week. You're probably wondering what Biden is going to say but don't care enough to actually watch him speak. Fortunately, the Washington Free Beacon has exclusively and quasi-legally obtained the following transcript of ...

Marco Rubio[1] said that both Russia and Ukraine will have to make “concessions” in order to reach the peace deal promised by Donald Trump as he offered a full-throated defense of the president-elect’s vision for America’s role around the world – and his own hawkish record on foreign policy.Rubio, Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, told the Senate foreign relations committee that the war in Ukraine had become a “stalemate” and “has to end”; that the US should show China[2] ...

US special operators are shifting away from counterterrorism toward peer-adversary conflict.There are five areas the US special operations community can focus on to best do that, new research says.These areas harken back to the strengths of special ops in the Cold War and the War on Terror.As the US shifts its priorities toward countering near-peer adversaries like Russia and China, its special operations forces are adapting to new challenges[1].Best practices for that ongoing adaptation may lie in Cold War lessons, ...

Marco Rubio[1] said that both Russia and Ukraine will have to make “concessions” in order to reach the peace deal promised by Donald Trump as he offered a full-throated defense of the president-elect’s vision for America’s role around the world – and his own hawkish record on foreign policy.Rubio, Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, told the Senate foreign relations committee that the war in Ukraine had become a “stalemate” and “has to end”; that the US should show China[2] ...