Russia

The organized campaign against Alexei Navalny was damaging and misplaced.

An investigation into the suppression of protests discovered the widespread use of Russian weapons.

Why the Russian government is now equating digital journalism with foreign espionage.

“The World for Sale” peels back the cover on the secretive—and sometimes shady—people who make the modern world go around.

If it looks like Berlin is colluding with Moscow, that’s because it is.

Bill Burns, a veteran diplomat, will helm the spy agency in an era of renewed great-power competition.

A police raid on the opposition headquarters is a watershed moment for the region’s only democracy.

Torn between mending ties with Germany or Republicans in Congress, the Biden administration takes a softer line on Nord Stream 2 than some lawmakers expected.

Both sides should take the long view if they are ever to reconcile.

No, Yulia Navalnaya’s purported political career seems to be another Kremlin misinformation op.

Competition with China is too narrow a strategy for the far north.

Forget U.S. sanctions over arms deals. Indian-Russian alignment is in Washington’s best interest.

As states struggle, organized crime is rising to new prominence.

Volodymyr Zelensky is taking on his country’s pro-Russian media machine. But can he emerge victorious?

With U.S. credibility so low, promoting democracy is harder than ever—so Washington should get its own house in order first.

The Russian leader is contemplating his mortality—as are his backers.

Europeans say they want cooperation with Washington. Their latest actions speak a different language.

Navalny has been detained before. The anti-corruption movement he started has only gained momentum, despite a big Kremlin crackdown.

A coup in Myanmar and Russia’s sentencing of Alexei Navalny raise questions about whether promoting U.S. values could weaken Washington’s hand when it comes to great-power competition.