Russia

America’s new plutocracy

The second Trump administration will be the wealthiest democratically elected government in history.

The edge of anarchy

Donald Trump’s second term will hasten American decline, at a time when Russia and China are also in crisis.

The year ahead: Russia is on course to win the war in Ukraine

How did we get here?

Europe’s Ukraine delusion

With Donald Trump returning to power, the continent’s foreign policy experts must face reality.

The Kremlin’s new calculus on Syria 

Vladimir Putin bet on Bashar al-Assad’s murderous rule. Now Russia is shifting course.

Aleppo is just the beginning

The advance on the city is a Syrian drama, reflecting both rebel success and regime failure. 

Russia’s economy is doomed

Vladimir Putin is paying heavily for the illusion of economic success. In the long run, it can’t last.

The dark reality of Putin’s nuclear rhetoric

The Russian president’s threats of a coming world war are not meaningless.

The new special relationship

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump may together upend what remains of the current global order.

The combat zone

How the Trump-Putin relationship could remake the world.

Biden’s missiles won’t save Ukraine

The West has failed to agree on a war goal since the start of the war.

The real danger of sending North Korean troops to Ukraine

The threat of Russia’s war is expanding beyond Europe.

Georgia’s future depends on the European Union

Admitting ex-Soviet countries into the bloc is critical to Western security.

Alexei Navalny’s chronicle of a death foretold

The enemy of Putin survived the first attempt on his life. His memoir Patriot reveals why he returned to Russia…

North Korean troops in Russia is a dangerous escalation

The war in Ukraine has reached new global dimensions.

Putin stares down the West

With Russia’s war economy roaring, the balance of power is shifting in the Kremlin’s favour.

Is the West poised to enter the war in Ukraine?

The West may soon be forced to stop thinking of its participation in Ukraine as a “special logistical operation”.

Is Vladimir Putin bluffing? 

He controls the world’s largest nuclear arsenal. The West can’t easily discount his threats.

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The Russian ultra-nationalists defying Putin

Ukraine's Kursk incursion has sparked a wave of attacks on the regime.