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The War for the West

Sławomir Sierakowski: As the war in Ukraine enters its third year, few now believe that Russia can be defeated. What fate do you see in store for Ukraine? Ivan Krastev: I think your question is too gloomy. The events of the last two years amount to a clear strategic failure for Russian

Russian strike on a market in an eastern Ukrainian city…

A Russian missile struck an outdoor market in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, killing 17 people and wounding dozens, officials said.

The Kremlin’s Mobster Code

Russia has a long history of rule by criminals. Channeling French anarchist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon’s famous dictum “property is theft,” the

What Ukraine Brings to NATO

But I know that ordinary Russians – having endured decades of despotism and having now lost 100,000 or more of

Can Democracy Survive the Polycrisis?

We are living in troubled times. Too much is happening too fast. People are confused. The Columbia University economic historian

The Ukraine-Russia Culture War

In both Russia and the West, Russian troops were expected to sweep into Kyiv, parade uniforms in hand, install a

Zelenskyy: ‘Bakhmut is only in our hearts’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Bakhmut was “only in our hearts,” hours after Russia’s defense ministry reported that

Russia says Ukraine sent drones to hit Putin; Kyiv denies…

Russia claimed it foiled an attack by Ukrainian drones on the Kremlin early Wednesday, calling it an unsuccessful assassination attempt

Russian missile and drone attack in Ukraine kills 21 people

Russia fired more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones at Ukraine early Friday, killing at least 19 people

Why China is trying to mediate in Russia’s war with…

Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Wednesday that Beijing will send an envoy to Ukraine to discuss a possible “political settlement”