The Debt Ceiling Deal Highlights America's Warped Priorities
By failing to invest in its own people, the United States shows the world the shakiness of the foundations of its power.
How the nonstop blare of Russian state media fuels the war effort—and blurs reality.
Why anti-gay propaganda has been part of Russia’s strategy against Ukraine from the start.
A new generation of Russians glorifies war, death, and Vladimir Putin.
What bestselling books tell us about how Russians are processing the war.
Overflowing graveyards and other parallels signal a threat to Vladimir Putin’s rule.
Moscow’s weapons could sabotage the spirit of reconciliation rippling through the region.
Kyiv says more than 16,000 Ukrainian children have been taken to Russia. This is the story of a few who made it home.
But they will make his job much more difficult.
Beijing’s diplomatic overture has three ulterior motives.
Western vagueness about war aims is creating a risky vacuum for the Kremlin to exploit.
No one wants long, grueling wars—but the consequences of impatience can be worse.
It’s become more important than Washington’s official alliances today.
Philip Breedlove, a former supreme allied commander for NATO, says policymakers are falling for Putin’s nuclear rhetoric.
Almost unnoticed, a generation of Russians has come of age during his 23 years in power.
Moscow has made economic statistics a central part of its information war.
A Ukrainian victory may be the country’s only chance at long-term salvation.
Turkey’s marriage of convenience with Russia may give President Recep Tayyip Erdogan what he needs to win upcoming elections.
Beijing’s phony proposal lays bare its conditions for winning an East Asian war.
With pro-Russian actors on the rise, the window of opportunity is closing.
What has the West learned from one year of unprecedented economic sanctions?