The age of American unexceptionalism
It’s hard to be exceptional when your causes are so pathetically underwhelming
Ukraine
Thursday
Walking around the Ukrainian Village
Self-reliance is an old Ukrainian virtue, one the rest of the world is now seeing in action
Friday
Zelensky is the star of the Cannes Festival
Cannes is back, bébé
Friday
Why are Putin’s propagandists so bad at their jobs?
The Soviet Union had a powerful PR machine; today’s Russia less so
Thursday
Ukraine vote shows Republicans still don’t get it
Ultra MAGA or ultra losers?
Monday
Putin’s Victory Day speech shows he’s not backing down
Serious peace negotiations will have to wait
Tuesday
Where will the war in Ukraine go next?
Russia is on fire, but the expansionist impulse remains
Saturday
Among Moscow’s lost generation
Russia is more disillusioned with the West than we know
Tuesday
Is NATO about to get even bigger?
Sweden and Finland are ideal applicants, but expansion comes at a cost
Tuesday
Russia becomes a lost cause
As Putin turns to the Donbas, the West despairs of diplomacy. But what comes next?
Monday
In search of a Biden doctrine
His self-importance and lack of strategic thinking are not a recipe for a safer world
Springtime for Cold War nostalgics
Weariness with, and wariness of, the Cold War was very real and ought to give us pause
What Ukraine means for Asia
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has scrambled Asia’s geopolitics
Why we need robust free speech laws
Recent clampdowns in Russia and China show just how foolish the prevailing US mood is
Thursday
Down with the ‘Third World War’ doomsayers
Living in a constant state of near-hysteria is taxing
Inflation is here to stay
Americans know it’s not Putin’s fault
Thursday
The Kremlin’s clown prince
Vladimir Zhirinovsky wanted to bomb Washington and made Putin appear sane
Tuesday
Don’t blame the West for its Ukraine hesitance
They’re trying to avoid a war, which is why they view a Ukrainian security guarantee skeptically
Monday
How many refugees can Eastern Europe take?
The Ukraine crisis could lead to a long-term change in the fabric of these societies
Hungary’s Orbán remains a thorn in everyone’s side
The prime minister loves to play the victim even as he wins another big election