From Gaza to Ukraine to Venezuela
2025 was a bloody year. 2026 promises little better. Over the last year, fighting raged on in Ukraine, Sudan, Myanmar,…
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Ukraine and Russia Are Both Struggling to Finance Their War
Trump administration envoy Steve Witkoff has drafted the outline of a new peace deal between Russia and Ukraine—even as U.S.…
Moscow’s Historic Role Shapes Slovak Attitudes Toward Russia and Ukraine Today
The Slovak National Uprising Square in central Bratislava is no stranger to upheaval. Evidence of the city’s turbulent history surrounds…
7 New Books on Russia and Its War in Ukraine
What prompted Russian President Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine? Is it part of a wider war with the West—whatever “West”…
How Trump’s Pivot on Ukraine Might Impact the War
It is rare that a world leader’s views on a major international conflict have evolved so much, so publicly, and…
USAID’s Samantha Power on Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, and Competing With China
As Biden’s White House prepares to hand over power to a new administration, it will also oversee a change in…
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is a War of Demography
We live in a strange time marked by widespread and ongoing depopulation. The entire world is grappling with a crisis…