Ukraine: The Neighbor's House is on Fire and We Are Watching It Burn
Timothy Snyder
Ukraine: The Neighbor's House is on Fire and We Are Watching It Burn
Let’s help our neighbor Ukraine fight the flames before the conflagration does not engulf us, too.
Ukraine - Arguments Against Russian Asset Expropriation are Academic
Timothy Ash
Ukraine - Arguments Against Russian Asset Expropriation are Academic
A response to those opposing the allocation of seized Russian assets to secure Ukraine’s victory and recovery.
Speaker Mike Johnson’s Bible – a Distorted Version or Deliberate Misreading? EXCLUSIVE
Askold S. Lozynskyj
Speaker Mike Johnson’s Bible – a Distorted Version or Deliberate Misreading?
It’s a common biblical theme: hypocrites using sanctimonious pretexts to justify their own indifference, cowardice, or sheer lust for power. Today we are seeing as much in the US Congress.
Analysis: The Russo-Ukrainian War Could End in '24
Steven Kopits
Analysis: The Russo-Ukrainian War Could End in '24
The price of the war in human terms and whether it’s acceptable could prove to be the decisive factor in ending it.
Appeasement Does Not Pay EXCLUSIVE
George Monastiriakos
Appeasement Does Not Pay
Has the West learned nothing from the mistakes of the 1930s?
Is Russia Really Winning in Ukraine?
Stefan Romaniw
Is Russia Really Winning in Ukraine?
The West’s military history illiteracy, its self-serving political players and duped appeasers all feed into Kremlin propagandists’ ability to spread the lie that Russia is winning.
‘Action This Day’ – Churchill’s Lessons for the West EXCLUSIVE
Charles Cockell
‘Action This Day’ – Churchill’s Lessons for the West
The mass missile attack on civilian targets in Ukraine shows us again that “for as long as it takes” is not good enough.
New York Times Editorial Board Very Wrong EXCLUSIVE
Anders Aslund
New York Times Editorial Board Very Wrong
Absurd, incomprehensive and downright wrong – recent opinion in The New York Times would have Ukrainians give up swathes of their homeland and give Putin the benefit of the doubt.
Three Grenades for Christmas EXCLUSIVE
Andriy Kurkov
Three Grenades for Christmas
A recent incident in a part of Ukraine as far from the front as possible highlights the frustration and madness that the Russian invasion has been fomenting.
Chief Editor’s Choice - Book of the Year EXCLUSIVE
Bohdan Nahaylo
Chief Editor’s Choice - Book of the Year
Russia’s War against Ukraine has focused interest on Ukraine and resulted in a splurge of books about this hitherto largely ignored country. So, what is our Chief Editor’s choice from among them?
Necropolitics and the Need for a New Sense of Responsibility
Ibrahim Al-Marashi
Necropolitics and the Need for a New Sense of Responsibility
From the blitz to ecocide to Ukraine fatigue: Putin’s necropolitical regime has evolved over the course of 2023 and taken advantage of a general amnesia.
Europe in Flames: What Is to Be Done (Part 5) in-depth
Hans Petter Midttun
Europe in Flames: What Is to Be Done (Part 5)
The Russo-Ukrainian war is not a local conflict. The future of Europe is at stake. An in-depth five-part analysis examines the options facing the West.