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Truman’s Takeaways from UNGA 81

Truman Project members were on the ground at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. Here are some of their reflections and takeaways.

The Next Atlantic Bargain

Why America’s Evolving European Alliance Must Be Built on Trust

The High Ground: Solving Spaceflight’s Hidden Medical Risk

Why Washington needs SANS research to Win the New Space Race

Multipolar Myths, Historical Realities

Why Restraint Theorists Misread the Past, and Misjudge the Dangers Ahead

The Transatlantic Imperative: America’s Power Begins and Endures in Europe: How Retreat from Europe would undermine U.S. deterrence, technology leadership, and democratic resilience worldwide

In the summer of 1993, scarcely two years after the Soviet Union’s collapse, a quiet confrontation unfolded on a remote patch of Latvian farmland. Just outside the small town of Skrunda stood one of the most important early-warning radar complexes in the former USSR, a massive Daryal installation capable of tracking missile launches across Europe. Though Latvia had regained its independence, Moscow insisted that Skrunda remained essential to Russian security and refused to vacate the site.