Joe Pike
Political and investigations correspondent
Getty ImagesEuropean leaders are set to gather next week for an emergency summit on the war in Ukraine, in…
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European leaders set to hold emergency summit on Ukraine
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NIH research grant cuts could deal a biting blow to crucial support staff
The funding agency aims to cap “indirect costs” in biomedical research grants. But this behind-the-scenes work is crucial to making research happen.
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Ukraine-Russia Peace: Neutrality for Territory
It was exactly eight years ago when Ukrainian political elites faced a similar question to today: What to do if the United States elected a president who wants a deal with Russia on Ukraine?
At the time, I proposed ideas including a…
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US views of Ukraine aid, NATO and European defense in 2025
U.S. and NATO flags wave in Washington, D.C., on July 8, 2024, ahead of that year’s NATO summit. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images) Americans remain largely divided along partisan lines over U.S. aid to Ukraine, nearly three years after…
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Europe’s Moment of Truth on Defending Ukraine—and the Continent
Paul B. Stares is the General John W. Vessey senior fellow for conflict prevention at the Council on Foreign Relations, where he directs the Center on Preventive Action. Michael O’Hanlon holds the Phil H. Knight chair in defense and…
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Secretary Rubio’s Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiha
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Office of the SpokespersonFebruary 13, 2025
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Tammy Bruce:
Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha today. They discussed the need for bold diplomacy to…
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J.D. Vance Speech at Munich Security Conference Criticizes Europe’s Democracies
Hello and happy Valentine’s Day from Munich, where SitRep spent the day at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof with hundreds of current and former world leaders, military officials, diplomats, and lawmakers during an action-packed first day of the…
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JD Vance attacks Europe over migration, free speech – POLITICO
“The threat that I worry the most about vis-à-vis Europe is not Russia. It’s not China, it’s not any other external actor. And what I worry about is the threat from within,” the vice president said. “The retreat of Europe from some…
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American troops in Europe are not ‘forever,’ US defense chief Hegseth warns – POLITICO
After years of pressure, Poland has succeeded in getting 8,000 U.S. troops permanently stationed in the country.
That got Hegseth to again call Poland a “model ally.”
He said the “level of partnership is unmatched in Europe, the common…
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Trump’s senseless capitulation to Putin is a betrayal of Ukraine—and terrible dealmaking
Donald Trump’s appeasement of Vladimir Putin makes Neville Chamberlain look like a principled, courageous realist. At least Chamberlain was trying to prevent a major European war,…
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