Holding the Military’s Soviet Legacy Accountable
For years, cadets complained about Ukraine’s top military academy. Now they want accountability.
World War AI
From Oppenheimer to Anthropic: how the race to build smarter AI became the world's newest arms race – and why no one agrees on how to stop it.
NATO Summit – All Hail to Trump?
What to expect from this week’s NATO summit in Ankara.
Science Under Attack, but Undefeated
The latest Russian attack damaged the historic Palladin Institute of Biochemistry,
but Ukrainian science will remain strong
Experts Warn West Unprepared for Liberation of Crimea as Isolation Campaign Enters Active Phase
Ukraine’s drone‑driven isolation of Crimea is accelerating, but experts warn the West remains unprepared for its liberation or the political, military, and legal fallout.
Europe’s Unsanctionable Stupidity
Brussels’ 21st sanctions package on Moscow exposes the failure of its strategy to end the Ukraine war.
Russia’s Empty Tank (And What This Means)
For the first time, millions of Russians are feeling the war in their everyday lives.
How Putin Will Fall – Part II: Chronicle of a Coming Coup
Putin is the creation of a system of power. But what happens when the creation falls afoul of the creator? In part II, we explore Russia’s vulnerability as the cracks appear beneath Putin’s feet.
Ukraine, Poland and the Problem of Memory Without Clean Hands
Former US federal prosecutor Bohdan Vitvitsky argues that the Polish-Ukrainian dispute over wartime memory cannot be resolved by only one side judging.
How Will the Russo-Ukrainian War End?
Historically, wars tend to end in five ways. Ukraine has managed to exclude some of less appealing variants due to its stronger position in recent months.
NATO Next
As Trump threatens to skip the Ankara summit, NATO faces its biggest test yet – hybrid war, underfunding, and Ukraine’s unresolved membership bid.
How David Slays Goliath – One Refinery at a Time
Ukraine is poised to singlehandedly, through its own ingenuity and innovation, take out around 10% of Russia’s annual war budget.
OPINION: The Bill for Crimea Comes Due for Putin
Crimea, a symbol of Putin neo-imperial project, has become the place that will bankrupt Putin’s political capital.
July 11, 2026