War

Russia’s 2014 invasion distracted Washington and delayed the Asia pivot—something the West cannot afford to repeat.

As Putin prepares to invade, Washington and its allies still appear undecided on whether Kyiv is worth fighting for.

Just when the United Arab Emirates thought it was done with focusing on foreign policy, they’re getting pulled back in.

And soldiers tend to fire them at everything.

Multiple factors are driving Russia’s escalation against Ukraine.

Washington has created and tested a powerful toolkit of sanctions—but never applied them at scale.

The Russian leader risks huge casualties and painful sanctions if he invades, but he’s left himself little room to de-escalate.

A former government official recounts how the prime minister’s failed reform agenda paved the way for war in Tigray.

Russia has its own limits and logic that make war unlikely.

The United Arab Emirates faces a militant consequence of the Abraham Accords.

Even if Russia never invades Ukraine, it is accomplishing one of its major goals in Europe.

Beware of food price spikes and revolutions if Ukrainian grain deliveries are disrupted.

Weak commitments may make the crisis spiral further.

U.S. military equipment wouldn’t realistically help Ukrainians—or intimidate Putin.

A space for subscribers to submit questions to our team of reporters and experts.

Minsk is cautious of being used as a staging ground for an attack on Ukraine.

Overloaded hospitals are struggling amid a coronavirus spike.

This week on the show: Two Russia experts on Moscow’s Ukraine gambit.