How Does the Ukraine War End?
The West needs to prepare for a lose-lose cease-fire.
Biden to Xi: Stay Out of Ukraine Conflict
China has backed Russia in public statements, but the lack of follow through speaks volumes.
South Africa’s Self-Defeating Silence on Ukraine
ANC leaders are letting Soviet nostalgia outweigh morality.
Six Things NATO Can Do to Help Ukraine Right Now
A no-fly zone is highly escalatory yet unlikely to work. Here are six better options.
Ukraine Crisis: What to Read
Putin’s Thousand-Year War
The reasons for his anti-Western enmity stretch back over Russia’s entire history—and they will be with us for a long time.
A Russia-Ukraine War Could Ripple Across Africa and Asia
Beware of food price spikes and revolutions if Ukrainian grain deliveries are disrupted.
3 Things the World Should Know About Putin
The nature of Putin’s Russia has changed drastically in the last few years.
Russia Is Reenacting Its Georgia Playbook in Ukraine
False claims of military withdrawal followed by recognition of breakaway regions is a tried and tested Kremlin strategy.
Long Reads
The Intellectual Catastrophe of Vladimir Putin
The meaning of Russia’s war in Ukraine is its own national weakness.
The Way We Talk About Climate Change Is Wrong
The language of “sacrifice” reveals we’re stuck in a colonial mindset.
Why Is Ethnic Discrimination Still Legal in Slovakia?
A retroactive World War II-era law disenfranchises people with German and Hungarian ancestry.
Germany Should Look to Africa for Gas, Not Russia
To stop financing Moscow’s brutal wars, Berlin should help African countries develop their energy sectors.
The Truman Doctrine, 75 Years On
Biden’s Truman Moment Has Arrived in Ukraine
The U.S. president is committed to containment against Russia. But what kind?
The Return of Containment
What the Cold War policy means for our current moment.
Biden Revives the Truman Doctrine
His call to wage a global war for freedom echoes the dawn of the Cold War.
The Only Sensible Iran Strategy Is Containment
The most effective plan against the Islamic Republic has always been the most obvious.
Women and Foreign Policy
Did Angela Merkel Matter for Women?
The ambiguous feminist legacy of the world’s most powerful woman.
The Women Who Helped Topple the Caliphate
“The Daughters of Kobani” chronicles the female Kurdish fighters who battled terrorists, fought for equality, and then got stabbed in the back.
How 3 Women Broke Into the Uber-Macho World of War Reporting
“You Don’t Belong Here” celebrates three trailblazers who cleared the way for generations of female journalists.
How Cash Transfers Bring More Women Into the Workforce
On the new season of the Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women, Melinda French Gates and Esther Duflo share the most effective ways to support women.
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Current Issue: Winter 2022 | Archives
10 Ideas to Fix Democracy
Marietje Schaake, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Fareed Zakaria, Eduardo Porter, and other leading thinkers offer some unexpected solutions to the current crisis.
Why the U.S. Military Isn’t Ready for Civil War
A significant portion of Americans seek the destruction of political authority. What if they succeed?
visual stories
The Month in World Photos
Russia’s invasion into Ukraine, trucker protests in Canada, and a community’s heartbreak in Morocco. This was February 2022.
In Ukraine, Refugees Flee West—and Volunteer Fighters Flood to the East
Thousands of Ukrainian men are rushing toward the threatened capital for hasty military training.
