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U.S. War in Iran Leaves Ukraine’s Air Defense in Limbo

U.S. War in Iran Leaves Ukraine’s Air Defense in Limbo

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04.05.2026 8

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

Who Wants to Be an American Diplomat?

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21.04.2026 7

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

Pressed by Russian Drones, Ukraine Turns to Ground Robots

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13.04.2026 6

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

What the State Department Got Wrong With the Iran War Evacuations

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31.03.2026 8

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Sam Skove

Ukraine Wants to Cash in on Iran’s Drone Threat

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19.03.2026 10

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

European Democracy Is Doing Just Fine, Top EU Official Says

U.S. State Department Kajsa Ollongren, the European Union’s special representative for human rights, has her work cut out for her as the bloc’s...

16.03.2026 20

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

State Department Refuses Former Staffers’ Help in Middle East Evacuation

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10.03.2026 10

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Sam Skove

How the Iran War Might Impact Russia-Ukraine

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05.03.2026 10

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

But Seriously, What if Russia Wins?

Russia’s War in Ukraine Understanding the conflict four years on. In 1978, Gen. John Hackett vividly imagined how a global war between NATO and the...

26.02.2026 20

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

U.S. Warned Ukraine Not to Strike American Investments in Russia

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25.02.2026 10

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

Trump Loves Golden Dome. His Own White House Is Slow-Rolling Spending

Ongoing reports and analysis Billions of dollars in funding for two of the Trump administration’s signature national security drives—the Golden...

24.02.2026 150

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

Can Ukraine Kill Its Way to Victory?

12.02.2026 10

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

Why Trade Deals With Russia Won’t Bring Peace

03.02.2026 9

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

Russia Sees the Former Soviet Union as a ‘Fiefdom,’ Moldova’s Foreign Minister Says

12.12.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

Trump Presents Ukraine With a ‘Very Tough Choice’

23.11.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

Putin’s Unlikely Envoy to Washington

20.11.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

What to Know About the Secret U.S.-Russia Peace Plan for Ukraine

20.11.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

With Help From New Tactics and Drones, Russia Closes in on Another Ukrainian City

14.11.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

Ukraine’s New U.S. Ambassador Previews Her Pragmatic Approach to Washington

04.11.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

The U.S. Is Withdrawing Some Troops From Eastern Europe

30.10.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

Why There’s No Easy Button to End the Russia-Ukraine War

28.10.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

U.S. Sanctions Major Russian Energy Companies

23.10.2025 30

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

A Trump-Putin Budapest Summit Is Unlikely to Lead to a Breakthrough

22.10.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

Ukraine Needs More Drones

16.10.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

Why the White House Is Considering Tomahawks for Ukraine

05.10.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

How the EU Could Push Hungary and Slovakia to Quit Russian Oil

24.09.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

Trump Makes U-Turn on Ukraine Policy

24.09.2025 20

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

The West Is Losing Georgia to Russia, Zourabichvili Says

17.09.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

China and Russia Are Winning the Hypersonic Missile Race

12.09.2025 20

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

How Much Aid Is the U.S. Still Giving Ukraine?

05.09.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Sam Skove

Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon

05.08.2025 10

Politico

Sam Skove

No one knows who’s in charge of Trump’s dramatic space policy

15.05.2025 10

Politico

Sam Skove

NASA weighs doing away with headquarters

22.03.2025 10

Politico

Sam Skove