
Russia Is a Real Threat to NATO
Despite its failings, the Russian military is still a powerful force.

The Window To Expel Russia From Ukraine Is Now
Russia is digging in across the southeast.

The Energy Crisis Won’t Sabotage Climate Goals
Climate despair is understandable but misplaced.

The BDS Movement Has Already Lost
Where it counts—in the halls of government and boardrooms—the effort to boycott Israel doesn’t even register.

The Russian Army Is an Atrocity Factory
State weakness has created a callous and brutalized soldiery.

Western Companies Still in Russia Are Making a Big Mistake
The moral, legal, and public relations risks of staying are huge.

What Are Sweden and Finland Thinking?
European leaders have reassessed Russia’s intentions and are balancing against the threat that Putin poses to the territorial status quo.

Xi’s Control of Domestic Politics Has Trapped Beijing Over Ukraine
Analysts in China can’t be open about what drives policy.

The World Needs an Economic NATO
Russia’s war has made sanctions a powerful tool of statecraft. It’s time to formally enshrine them.

Democracy Is Not a Commodity
The United States shouldn’t bargain away Venezuela’s future for oil.

Finns Show Up for Conscription. Russians Dodge It.
Two seemingly similar systems produce very different militaries.

How Private Oil Companies Took Over U.S. Energy Security
And why it’s time to take it back.

How to Help Ukraine Fight Cultural Erasure
Russia is seeking to destroy Ukrainian culture. The West must help those working to preserve it.

The Cryptocurrency Crash Is Replaying 2008 as Absurdly as Possible
Substitute dollars backed by almost nothing are taking down the market.

Western Companies Can Help Ukraine by Sending Work
Ukraine’s tech outsourcing sector, one of Europe’s largest, has adapted nimbly to the war.

Killer Robots Are Here—and We Need to Regulate Them
Once lethal autonomous weapons systems begin to spread, they will be difficult to control.

Former Soviet States Are Distancing Themselves From Their Old Imperial Master
The war in Ukraine is prompting countries from Kazakhstan to Moldova to reexamine their colonial past and seek diplomatic allies beyond the Kremlin.

Stop Falling for Russia’s Delusions of Perpetual Victory
The best sources on the war are the Ukrainians on the ground.

Vietnam Relations Are a Quiet U.S. Victory Already
There’s no need to empower hard-liners by a potentially provocative upgrade.

Ukraine’s Military Pulled Itself Out of the Ruins of 2014
U.S. training helps but isn’t the main reason for the transformation.