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11/02/2025

Paul Goble Staunton, Oct. 30 – When people think about the possibility of radical changes in the future, they typically look t...

10/15/2025

An excellent report for the Wilson Center by former veteran CNN correspondent Jill
Dougherty on the current state of the borders between Russia and Belarus and NATO countries Poland, Latvia and Lithuania.

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09/30/2025

A first hand report of Ukraine today by an experienced observer.

Originally published on The Ukrainian Weekly I recently had the opportunity to spend nearly two weeks in Ukraine. It was my first visit since Russia’s full-scale invasion and the longest I had been away in my adult life. Until now, every one of my visits since 1990 had been related to my work at t...

08/09/2025

A good summary to read before the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska August 15.

08/02/2025

Starting September 2, 2025, nonimmigrant visa applicants in most visa categories, including those who are renewing, will be required to attend an in-person interview with a consular officer. For more information, visit our website: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/interview-waiver-update-july-25-2025.html

07/27/2025

A commentary in The New Mexican today which Ambassador Mark Asquino and I wrote on the disastrous state of the State Department, its career officers, its budget and some likely effects on New Mexicans.

On July 11, the U.S. Department of State fired 1,107 civil servants and 246 Foreign Service officers with assignments in the United States. Among the latter were exceptional colleagues of

07/27/2025

The Russian Defense Ministry claimed its air defenses intercepted or destroyed a total of 99 drones overnight.