Ukraine vote shows Republicans still don’t get it
Ultra MAGA or ultra losers?
Ultra MAGA or ultra losers?
Serious peace negotiations will have to wait
Russia is on fire, but the expansionist impulse remains
Russia is more disillusioned with the West than we know
Sweden and Finland are ideal applicants, but expansion comes at a cost
As Putin turns to the Donbas, the West despairs of diplomacy. But what comes next?
His self-importance and lack of strategic thinking are not a recipe for a safer world
Weariness with, and wariness of, the Cold War was very real and ought to give us pause
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has scrambled Asia’s geopolitics
Recent clampdowns in Russia and China show just how foolish the prevailing US mood is
Living in a constant state of near-hysteria is taxing
Americans know it’s not Putin’s fault
Vladimir Zhirinovsky wanted to bomb Washington and made Putin appear sane
They’re trying to avoid a war, which is why they view a Ukrainian security guarantee skeptically
The Ukraine crisis could lead to a long-term change in the fabric of these societies
The prime minister loves to play the victim even as he wins another big election
Putin cannot afford to end the conflict without securing major gains in the east
Expect the ruse to decline as the war rages on
If we allow Putin to tear up that order, any pivot to China will be made more difficult
He’s claiming the benefits of a wartime president without most of the war