Energy independence is a false hope
It doesn’t make sense to get all our energy from within our own borders
War
Thursday
Wednesday
Volodymyr Zelensky’s sitcom is now as sad as it is funny
Future generations will view it as a historical artifact
How will the battlefield stalemate end in Ukraine?
The big fool here is Putin
Tuesday
What’s the difference between Yemen and Ukraine?
We’ve been brutal towards Russia and tepid towards the Saudis. Why?
Friday
Why the Ukraine war might not end
War never conforms to our desire for the good guys to defeat the bad guys
Wednesday
Did the realists underestimate Putin?
Russia’s Ukraine invasion is George W. Bush in Iraq all over again
Tuesday
The strange ideology that could be driving Putin
Eurasianism, as it’s called, sees a common historical destiny for all the non-Russian peoples of Russia
Yes, Putin could use biochemical weapons in Ukraine
An army barbaric enough to ignore the rules of war will not much care what horrors it inflicts
Monday
Stop enabling the crisis junkies
Randomly scanning the news is enough to send anyone running for a therapist
Wednesday
Sanctions on Russia will shake the world economy for years
Economic damage doesn’t stop at borders, even when it’s justified
Monday
Watch out for Ukrainian social media propaganda
It’s easy to get played
Sunday
Putin will escalate
The suffering is only going to get worse — in Ukraine and in Russia too
Friday
Ukraine and the art of viral war
Thanks to social media, the conflict feels totally one-sided to observers in the West
Thursday
Pro-Ukraine citizens clash with authorities in Georgia
Public resentment could reach a boiling point in the Caucasus
Wednesday
The Ukraine invasion is nothing compared to Iraq
Or Iran or Afghanistan or…
Tuesday
Ilya Kaminsky’s poetry in a time of war
Those attacking the Ukrainian-American poet for making light of crisis are misreading him
Thursday
Let Russia choke on Ukraine
Occupying a nation can very often backfire, as the United States learned in Afghanistan
Sunday
The unthinkable horror of a Russia-Ukraine war
It could kill thousands, even lead to World War Three. A diplomatic path must be found
Monday
Will Armen Sarkissian save Armenia?
More than a year after war broke out, the country is in need of steady leadership
Thursday
The war on Christmas comes home
The torching of the Fox News tree calls to mind a culture war gone by
