Putin’s Last Bluff
Fear is the natural response to a direct threat of nuclear Armageddon. At least that's Russian President Vladimir… - Sep. 30, 2022. By Will Brackenheimer
Putin’s End Game in Ukraine
Putin appears remarkably lost in his unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine. He seems to be heading for… - Sep. 29, 2022. By Anders Aslund
Operation Storm 2.0 or TKO in the Donbas
This autumn in the forest-steppe around Kharkiv will be memorable for many. Obviously more for the Russians… - Sep. 29, 2022. By Hannes Nagel
Cannon Fodder
What difference will mobilisation make to the war? Prince Henry But tell me, Jack, whose… - Sep. 29, 2022. By Lawrence Freedman
Help Russians Do Their Job: Why Europe Should Not Open Its Borders
The Russian government had declared a mass mobilization. Since this news became public, we have witnessed hundreds… - Sep. 28, 2022. By Alina Zubkovych
A Western Strategy for Ukraine: Ensuring Ukrainian Military Victory
Thanks to the courage and determination of the Ukrainian people, the country’s future as a sovereign… - Sep. 28, 2022. By Kurt Volker
A Call From the Grave
“Estonian boys, defect now! You'll be fed and get home by Christmas!“ – such World-War-era slogans may… - Sep. 27, 2022. By Hannes Nagel
Russia Will Snap
A mass exodus afflicts Russia because few believe that only 300,000 men with military experience will be… - Sep. 27, 2022. By Diane Francis
The UN Must Reform, Before It’s Too Late
New York City was a busy place last week as the United Nations (UN) held its 77th session of the General Assembly… - Sep. 27, 2022. By Lesia Dubenko
Last Week in Ukraine: The Exchange of Prisoners of War and the Ghost of Possible Peace
Late in the evening of Sept. 21, outstanding news spread across the Ukrainian internet that a large-scale… - Sep. 26, 2022. By Ihor Zhdanov
The New Russian Revolution Is at Hand
Putin has been rattling his saber, making threats and calling for mobilization. Just last week the news and social… - Sep. 26, 2022. By Ilya Ponomarev
Time to Expose Putin as an Unreliable Ally
Fresh hostilities broke out between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh region last week. As a result… - Sep. 26, 2022. By Dr. Ivana Stradner
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.
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