The dirty secret of the Russian military is that long-conquered subjects are the Kremlin’s cannon fodder.
Despite its failings, the Russian military is still a powerful force.
Two experts on energy and geopolitics talk about spiking prices, Russia’s war, and what that means for the climate fight.
Moscow has to figure out how to replenish unprecedented losses in just under three months of fighting.
Russia is digging in across the southeast.
Peter Hultqvist talks about Sweden’s bid for NATO, the Turkish roadblock, and what to do in the meantime.
China’s expansion into the South Pacific caught Australia and the United States off guard.
The Taliban didn’t have to take over. But Washington made sure they would.
European leaders have reassessed Russia’s intentions and are balancing against the threat that Putin poses to the territorial status quo.
State weakness has created a callous and brutalized soldiery.
The moral, legal, and public relations risks of staying are huge.
Russia’s war has made sanctions a powerful tool of statecraft. It’s time to formally enshrine them.
Analysts in China can’t be open about what drives policy.