Passport

Help Alaska keep an eye on Russia from home

Via Slate, here’s a nifty webcam that shows you live images of Russia taken from across the international dateline in Alaska. (Actually it’s the Russian island of Big Diomede from the Alaskan Little Diomede): Screen Shot I don’t see any nuclear missiles but I’m sure that’s just because of the condensation on the lens.

592357_080925_russia5.jpg
592357_080925_russia5.jpg

Via Slate, here's a nifty webcam that shows you live images of Russia taken from across the international dateline in Alaska. (Actually it's the Russian island of Big Diomede from the Alaskan Little Diomede):

Screen Shot I don't see any nuclear missiles but I'm sure that's just because of the condensation on the lens.

Via Slate, here’s a nifty webcam that shows you live images of Russia taken from across the international dateline in Alaska. (Actually it’s the Russian island of Big Diomede from the Alaskan Little Diomede):

Screen Shot
I don’t see any nuclear missiles but I’m sure that’s just because of the condensation on the lens.

Joshua Keating was an associate editor at Foreign Policy  Twitter: @joshuakeating

Tags: Migration and Immigration, Russia

Trending

  1. 1
    Green Energy’s Dirty Secret: Its Hunger for African Resources
  2. 2
    Why Does Israel Keep Assassinating Iranian Officials? Because It Works.
  3. 3
    As Security Threats Mount, Japan and South Korea Begin (Carefully) Mending Fences
  4. 4
    The Republicans Could Win the U.S. Midterms. Here’s What that Means for the World.
  5. 5
    Why This Global Economic Crisis Is Different
Latest Analysis

Why Does Israel Keep Assassinating Iranian Officials? Because It Works.
Danielle Pletka

Why Americans Still Need NATO
Kathleen J. McInnis

China Owned My Mother’s Womb. Texas Owns Mine.
Tracy Wen Liu

More from Foreign Policy

A worker cuts the nose off the last Ukraine's Tupolev-22M3, the Soviet-made strategic aircraft able to carry nuclear weapons at a military base in Poltava, Ukraine on Jan. 27, 2006. A total of 60 aircraft were destroyed according to the USA-Ukrainian disarmament agreement.
A worker cuts the nose off the last Ukraine's Tupolev-22M3, the Soviet-made strategic aircraft able to carry nuclear weapons at a military base in Poltava, Ukraine on Jan. 27, 2006. A total of 60 aircraft were destroyed according to the USA-Ukrainian disarmament agreement.

Why Do People Hate Realism So Much?

The school of thought doesn’t explain everything—but its proponents foresaw the potential for conflict over Ukraine long before it erupted.

Employees watch a cargo ship at a port in China, which is experiencing an economic downturn.
Employees watch a cargo ship at a port in China, which is experiencing an economic downturn.

China’s Crisis of Confidence

What if, instead of being a competitor, China can no longer afford to compete at all?

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies in the U.S. Senate in Washington on Sept. 24, 2020.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies in the U.S. Senate in Washington on Sept. 24, 2020.

Why This Global Economic Crisis Is Different

This is the first time since World War II that there may be no cooperative way out.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and Premier Li Keqiang applaud at the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 11.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and Premier Li Keqiang applaud at the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 11.

China Is Hardening Itself for Economic War

Beijing is trying to close economic vulnerabilities out of fear of U.S. containment.

Trending

  1. Green Energy’s Dirty Secret: Its Hunger for African Resources
    Analysis |
    Cobus van Staden

  2. Why Does Israel Keep Assassinating Iranian Officials? Because It Works.
    Argument |
    Danielle Pletka

  3. As Security Threats Mount, Japan and South Korea Begin (Carefully) Mending Fences
    Dispatch |
    Robbie Gramer

  4. The Republicans Could Win the U.S. Midterms. Here’s What that Means for the World.
    Analysis |
    Danielle Pletka

  5. Why This Global Economic Crisis Is Different
    Analysis |
    Edward Alden
Latest

Putin’s Invasion Has Turbocharged NATO Defense Spending

Is Pinkwashing the Future of Post-Roe America?

As Security Threats Mount, Japan and South Korea Begin (Carefully) Mending Fences

The Philippines Has a Marcos in Charge Once More

Green Energy’s Dirty Secret: Its Hunger for African Resources
See All Stories