The United States never legally recognized the Soviet occupation of the Baltics, and neither should America recognize Russia’s annexation of eastern Ukraine

The United States must cement a core group of allies in the Middle East as the basis for stability in a long-unstable region

As Vladimir Putin continues his war of war crimes against Ukraine, there are arguments swirling around—some more serious than others—that this war is, somehow, NATO’s fault. That’s certainly what Putin believes, but the blame-NATO crowd is wrong.