Author: Jordan Henry

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  May 11, 2026: “The Matter Is Coming to an End”

  May 11, 2026: «The Matter Is Coming to an End» During his lengthy press conference following the May 9 Victory Day parade, Vladimir Putin slipped in an almost offhand remark that “the matter is coming to an end” — a phrase Western outlets quickly seized on as a signal that the war in Ukraine may

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  Reality Always Wins | Has Foreign Intelligence Taken Over Job Web Sites?

  In his latest Reality Always Wins post, Paul Saunders raises a concern he’s been quietly tracking for years: many “geopolitical risk analysis” job postings on major employment sites read suspiciously like foreign intelligence recruitment pitches. Drawing on his own brush with a sketchy “consulting” offer he ultimately reported to the FBI, Saunders walks through the

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  Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks: Russian Intelligence and Putin’s Secret War

  On May 5, 2026, the Center for the National Interest hosted a discussion of Sean Wiswesser’s new book, Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks: Russian Intelligence and Putin’s Secret War. Wiswesser, who retired after a nearly 30-year career in the CIA, has written a fascinating book that demystifies how the Russian intelligence services operate; their strengths

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  May 3, 2026: Murky Signals From Moscow

  May 3, 2026: Murky Signals From Moscow Last week, Vladimir Putin held a 90-minute phone call with Donald Trump, ostensibly to express concern over a recent assassination attempt and to revive the “spirit of Anchorage.” Yet for all the warm headlines, Russian state media’s coverage of the call and other top news stories has been

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  Reality Always Wins | Is Putin in Trouble?

  In his latest Reality Always Wins post, Paul Saunders flags a curious trio of articles he spotted on the front page of Russia’s official government newspaper, Rossiiskaya Gazeta. Read together—a practical guide to coping with mobile internet outages disrupting Moscow life, a defensive enumeration of Ukrainian ceasefire violations, and a piece musing about whether Donald

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