List of Eastern Europe articles
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Firefighters conduct work on a building destroyed by Russian attacks in Kyiv, Ukraine. Why Putin Is Escalating Aerial Bombings in Ukraine
Former CIA analyst Andrea Kendall-Taylor on the hard-liners who have increasing sway over Moscow’s choices.
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The UN logo is shown with the word "Disarmament" on the wall behind it. Why the War in Ukraine Won’t Spark a Nuclear Proliferation Cascade
Arguments to the contrary overlook the complexity of nuclear decision-making.
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Adolf Hitler greets British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain at Munich in 1938. Ukraine Isn’t Munich—or Vietnam or Berlin
Historical analogies can harm more than help in understanding crises.
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A picture taken on March 24, 2020, shows grounded Air France airplanes at the Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport north of Paris, on the eight day of a lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19. How Nuclear Conflict Could Halt Global Air Traffic
Closed Russian airspace isn’t the biggest threat to global aviation—it’s the risk of nuclear weapons use grounding all commercial planes.
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi meets with the president of the Armenian parliament, Alen Simonyan, at the National Assembly in Yerevan, Armenia, on Sept. 18. The Thaw on Russia’s Periphery Has Already Started
All around a war-weakened Russia, there is a giant geopolitical sucking sound.
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A Ukrainian flag flies amid black smoke in an otherwise bright blue sky above buildings in Lviv. Biden’s Soft Underbelly on Ukraine
The Biden administration’s fear of provoking Putin and risking World War III has become an excuse to do less for Ukraine.
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A photo dated September 1945 of the remains of the Prefectural Industry Promotion Building after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. To Avert Armageddon, Push for a Cease-Fire in Ukraine
For Kyiv and its allies, negotiating an imperfect peace is preferable to risking a catastrophic nuclear confrontation.
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A Ukrainian woman carries her child off a train in Poland. Winter Is Coming—for Ukrainian Refugees
There is growing pushback in Central and Eastern Europe against the millions of people displaced by Russia’s war.
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A military aide carries the "nuclear football," which contains launch codes for nuclear weapons, while walking to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House Oct. 3. Why NATO Needs to Plan for Nuclear War
As the alliance meets this week, leaders must discuss how they will react if Russia uses weapons of mass destruction.
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A boy rides his bicycle past a burned-out store in Batken, Kyrgyzstan, on Sept. 22. Eurasia Is More Than Russia’s Backyard
Viewing recent conflicts in the Caucasus and Central Asia through the lens of Moscow’s political calculus overlooks important internal dynamics.
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A fighter in a territorial defense unit, supporting the regular Ukrainian army, holds a Kalashnikov rifle decorated with a Ukrainian flag ribbon during a combat training exercise near Bucha, Ukraine, on June 17. Ukraine Wants to Be NATO’s Friend—With Benefits
Spearheaded by a former NATO chief, the Kyiv Security Compact would put Western security guarantees in writing—but it might be too much for Washington to stomach.
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U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo is seen in Brussels on March 29. How the White House Plans to Hurt Putin
U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo on the preparations that go into sanctioning Russia.
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A picture taken on March 18, 2008 shows Russian Topol missiles during a rehearsal for the nation's annual May 9 Victory Day parade, in Yushkovo, Russia. Can Vague U.S. Threats Deter Russia From Using Nukes?
Vladimir Putin’s annexation of Ukrainian territories raises the risk of nuclear confrontation, but it’s unclear whether Washington’s rhetoric will stop him.
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A man walks in front of signage at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Lugano, Switzerland, on July 3. The Battle to Save Ukraine’s Economy From the War
A top European bank chief weighs in on how to bankroll Ukraine for the war, and reconstruction, ahead.
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Armenian Army volunteer Armen Tadevosyan, 56, walks around the border town of Jermuk on Sept. 15, after the worst clashes since a 2020 war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan’s Aggression Has Forced Armenia Into Russia’s Arms
Western leaders must realize that the threat to democracy in Yerevan isn’t the Kremlin; it’s Baku’s belligerent expansionism.
