The Ukraine war enters its sixth month
And we aren’t even remotely close to its end
Ukraine
Monday
Monday
Why Putin still might shut off Europe’s gas
At a time of war, everything is fair game
Monday
Why it matters that Brittney Griner was ‘wrongfully detained’
The government rarely tries to get Americans out of foreign custody
Wednesday
Boris gaffes, Russia laughs
Russia invaded Ukraine because of…toxic masculinity?
Tuesday
Defending Ukraine should be a European project
Why should America keep pulling everyone else’s NATO weight?
Monday
What happens to US fighters captured in Ukraine?
Much of what passes as ‘justice’ in wartime is meted out by the victor
Wednesday
Can the Big Mac save Russia?
McDonald’s reopens in Moscow under new management
Monday
Biden dumps weapons into Ukraine
It could expand the war yet Congress has had no say
Friday
Russia slogs through the Donbas
Ukrainian victory hinges on Western supplies of artillery and ammunition
Tuesday
Biden of Arabia
The Saudi trip will be the president’s most controversial yet
Thursday
The age of American unexceptionalism
It’s hard to be exceptional when your causes are so pathetically underwhelming
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?
