Hearings
Responding to China’s Infiltration and Coercion in E...
Mar 04, 2026While U.S. allies in Europe have spent the past several years prioritizing responding to Russia’s aggression, they have allowed another authoritarian power to take hold in key economic sectors, public […]
Securing Syria’s Transformation by Diminishing Russi...
Feb 03, 2026With the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Syria and its partners have a historic opportunity to degrade Russia’s ability to project force across the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Africa. Syria […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina at a Crossroads: Thirty Years...
Dec 18, 2025Thirty years ago, the United States brokered the Dayton Peace Accords that ended the Bosnian War and brought peace to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). BiH now sits at a crossroads […]
Deterrence on NATO’s Eastern Flank
Nov 17, 2025Russia’s incursions in Estonian, Lithuanian, Polish, and Romanian airspace are part of a campaign to probe for weaknesses along NATO’s eastern flank. With these actions, Moscow aims to gather real-time […]
From Partner to Problem: Georgia’s Anti-American Turn
Sep 10, 2025Georgia was once a core U.S. partner and a beacon of freedom in the Caucasus. Today, the ruling Georgian Dream party is dragging the country back into Russia’s orbit and […]
The Cost of a Bad Deal in Ukraine
Jun 26, 2025Ukraine is fighting not only for its own survival, but for freedom and security around the world. Western leaders seeking to end Vladimir Putin’s genocidal war should note that any […]
The Role of Belarus in Russia’s Crimes
Dec 05, 2024Under the 30-year dictatorship of Alyaksandr Lukashenka, Belarus has become one of the most isolated and dangerous countries in Europe. Lukashenka and his regime have destroyed and uprooted many lives—jailing […]
1000 Days of Russia’s War on Ukraine
Nov 19, 2024As of November 19, one thousand days have passed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s war, rooted in its centuries-long history of violent imperialism, has brought terror […]
Russia’s Shadow War on NATO
Sep 24, 2024Cannon House Office Building, Room 210 Since the outset of Russia’s genocidal invasion of Ukraine, the United States and NATO have sought to avoid direct confrontation with Russia by conditioning […]
Russia’s Imperial Identity
Sep 18, 2024Russia’s war of territorial conquest and genocide in Ukraine is rooted in years of unrestrained authoritarianism and imperialism. The scale of Russia’s physical brutality and the rhetoric perpetuating it brings […]
Supporting Armenia’s Democracy and Western Future
Sep 10, 2024In July, bipartisan members of the Helsinki Commission leadership from the House and Senate and other senior members of Congress visited Armenia to observe for themselves the fruits of Armenia’s […]
Russia’s Persecution of Ukrainian Christians
Jul 24, 2024Independent Ukraine has enjoyed a robust tradition of religious freedom. As such, Ukrainians today represent a variety of faiths, including many Christian denominations. Unfortunately, Russia—which has little tolerance for independent […]