List of Eastern Europe articles
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Pro-Russian fighters of Vostok (East) battalion rip apart an Ukrainian flag outside a regional state building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on May 29, 2014. The Conversation About Ukraine Is Cracking Apart
What government officials are saying in public, and private, is fascinating—and full of contradictions.
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French President Emmanuel Macron looks on prior to the start of a European Union summit in Brussels on March 24, 2022. To Save France, Macron Is Dividing Europe
Plans to reshape the European Union in France’s image have met stiff resistance.
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Flags of the European Union countries are gathered together ahead of the EU enlargement ceremony April 30, 2004 in Dublin, Ireland. Ukraine’s War Has Finally Made Europe a Home
Russia’s invasion has made Europeans more emotionally attached to the continent than ever before.
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A Ukrainian flag is readied to be unfurled. A Surreal Evening at the Russian Embassy
Caviar and vodka on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine.
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A wounded soldier holds his head. ‘Killing Was a Game for Russians’
The war in Ukraine is a year old. Here are the stories of some who have survived.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual state of the nation address. Putin Should Have Known His Invasion Would Fail
Russian intelligence ignored facts in favor of wish-casting.
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A Ukrainian soldier uses the internet on his smartphone. How the Ukraine War Has Changed Russia’s Cyberstrategy
Defensive measures and disarray have hampered Moscow’s abilities, but that could change.
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Russian sergeant Aleksander Aleksandrov (R) and captain Yevgeny Yerofeyev (L) listen to the verdict during a court hearing on April 18, 2016 in Kyiv. Ukraine Can Change the Future of Prosecuting Crimes of Aggression
The right to life trumps the right to fight, and knowledge of a war’s damage trumps belief in its justice.
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Supporters of Mali's military government wave flags of Russian during a pro-junta and pro-Russia rally in Bamako on May 13, 2022. Why Can’t the World Agree on Ukraine?
Combatting the West’s strategic narcissism with some strategic empathy would be a good start.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a concert marking Defender of the Fatherland Day at Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on Feb. 22. Russia Sanctions: 10 Lessons and Questions for What Comes Next
What has the West learned from one year of unprecedented economic sanctions?
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Putin is seen from the side, standing at a podium. Where Is Vlad’s Mind?
Putin’s anti-Western speech elicited eye rolls, even at the Kremlin.
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A person in military uniform is seen from the back, holding a door open in daylight. A Report Card on the War in Ukraine
If year two of the war were a carbon copy of the first, Russia would control almost one-third of Ukraine next February.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency in Moscow. ‘Putin Still Believes Russia Will Prevail’
Angela Stent and Michael Kofman discuss one year of the war in Ukraine—and what to expect next on the battlefield.
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Kosovo Albanians sit next to a U.S. flag in Pristina. Iraq’s Damage Created a Strain of Permanent American Defeatism
Accepting U.S. failures doesn't mean giving dictators a free hand.
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People pose for photographs in front of a picture of a postage stamp showing an artists impression of the Kerch bridge on fire on October 8, 2022 in central Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukraine Is Serious About Taking Back Crimea
A Ukrainian attack on the Russian-occupied peninsula might only be a matter of time.
