US miscalculations are now legion — but what to do now?
Adaptation — to a multipolar world in which Washington doesn’t always call the shots — is the first step.
Adaptation — to a multipolar world in which Washington doesn’t always call the shots — is the first step.
After months of silence, Russia and the U.S. are ready to start talking — but Washington says negotiations to end the war are not on the table.
Scholars like Hal Brands twist the history to make their own hardline and confrontational positions attractive and idealistic.
Observers say Pelosi’s suggested move may be cathartic but could do more harm than good in the long run.
Both sides had been battling it out long before Moscow’s invasion, but it turned out money was no match for message in the end.
Expert says Ukraine is less united, more factionalized and penetrated by Russian intelligence than we would like to think.
With a long, bloody stalemate on the horizon, the conflict’s negative ripple effects worldwide will continue to mount.
Moscow’s illegal invasion initially consisted of two separate missions that were plagued from the start by contradictory ambitions.
Weapons reduction is really just a pipe dream now, as treaties are abandoned and great powers see the utility in ramping up.
Russia and the West talk sports and diplomatic etiquette as the Global South steps up to the plate at the G20.
Calls for a ‘coalition of the willing’ to establish a ‘maritime corridor’ are designed to obfuscate the dangers that it will create.
While Europe becomes increasingly dependent on the US in its own backyard, the alliance puts Beijing on notice.
After a week of high-level meetings in Europe the message from the West is clear: The war in Ukraine is not ending anytime soon.
The NATO summit, as well as Lithuania’s moves on Kaliningrad, show that the lessons of WWI — its beginning and end — are lost on us.
The suffering and economic turmoil the Russian invasion is causing provides the moral incentive for finding a solution.
‘No boots on the ground’ seems like an empty assurance considering this new report from the New York Times.
Just a few months ago, Russia intervened in Kazakhstan to help put down a popular revolt. But can the relationship between the two countries survive Russia’s assault on Ukraine?
Your new weekly round-up of diplomatic efforts — what’s happening, what’s not — to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The history of US interventions shows that Washington’s ‘first use’ policy of military force is a relatively recent phenomenon.
His fury is understandable given the destruction his country has endured, but it can’t become the basis for US strategy.
There are fault lines running just below the majority support for Putin. But that doesn’t mean the West should try to exploit them.