But Putin’s reliance on the troika of fossil fuels, corruption, and autocracy to prevent a political challenge to his authority may end up producing the very revolt from below he fears the most.
The American president is learning from Putin and Lukashenko.
Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu have been rightfully accused of war crimes. Donald Trump must be the next.
Will bromance turn to bruhpture in Alaska and Gaza?
The U.S. president wants a quick win to compensate for his failure to end the war in Ukraine.
Trump thinks of himself as an unstoppable force. But Putin is an unmovable object who won’t be bullied because he is the ultimate bully.
It’s all part of Putin’s strategy of courting Islamic powers, dissing the West, and sidelining human rights.
Musk vs Trump would make a great opera–or cage match–but it also reveals the limits of corruption.
War provides Putin with political advantages, and he wants more leverage.
Donald Trump promised that he would force warring parties in Ukraine, Gaza, and elsewhere to stop fighting and get along. In fact, he’s just siding with aggressors.