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A new Russian video game takes transgressive material but does nothing with it.

Without control of the media, military support, and international backing, seizures of power can flop.

Peace talks in Afghanistan may come down to an agreement between the Taliban and Kabul on an interim government. Here’s how the sides can avoid the pitfalls of 1992 and 2001.

Declassified documents show how Moscow struggled to understand Beijing’s efforts.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has overplayed his hand by spouting belligerent nationalist rhetoric and refusing to negotiate—and Putin isn’t coming to his rescue.

In an earlier age, the Democratic and Republican front-runners reserved their sharpest criticism for the Soviet Union and treated each other with respect.

With Afghanistan again facing a political crisis, Mohammed Najibullah’s tarnished memory is being rehabilitated by some. But the crimes of the last Soviet-supported president, who was killed by the Taliban, are hardly forgotten.

From the Berlin Wall to Confederate monuments, destroying a historic marker means destroying a learning opportunity.

By treating Iraqi territory as a neutral zone, Washington and Tehran can avoid conflict.

President Vladimir Putin has transformed his country and its relations with the world. We asked 11 leading experts to look back at his 20-year reign and predict what the future may bring.

The plan that worked to defeat the Soviet Union can work today against China—it’s just not what you think.

A new book chronicles the Faustian bargain that Russians—from holy men to human rights activists—have made with Vladimir Putin’s government.

The Russian president’s amateur history lessons are outraging neighboring countries. While he is right to criticize a recent EU Parliament resolution, his historical revisionism doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.

States have been historically reluctant to take responsibility for attacks on civilian planes.

A newly published report shows it took the Truman administration nearly two weeks to confirm the news.

The Law and Justice party is trying to reframe the fight against the Nazis and communism—and the U.S. president is a useful pawn.

The brutal legacy of industrialization left the “scientific-technical intelligentsia” in the cold.

On the podcast: A journalist reconstructs the world’s worst nuclear disaster.

Military cooperation with Middle East allies can work—if Washington rethinks its premises.

The Kremlin is going after Russian rappers, but the government can't control a culture it doesn't understand.