July 8, 2026 | For Ukrainians, it’s not the battle for land that justifies the sacrifice—it’s the battle for survival. If they lose that land, Ukrainians will be left with nothing but land acknowledgements to mark a long-ago state and a once-proud culture.
July 1, 2026 | Will Trump and company ever be held accountable for their graft and will their corruption have an enduring impact on political institutions?
June 24, 2026 | Trump promised not to drag the United States into a Middle East quagmire. Now he must deal with the consequences of his self-inflicted war.
June 17, 2026 | Hedging their bets against Donald Trump is pushing the two countries together.
June 10, 2026 | On weapons, energy, and tech, Europe is groping toward a declaration of independence from America.
June 3, 2026 | Japan is dragging its feet on its transition to clean energy. The Iran War should be a wake-up call that its strategy is ultimately self-defeating.
May 20, 2026 | Is the United States heading toward a hard landing?
May 13, 2026 | The Kremlin can count on only one real ally in its war in Ukraine.
May 8, 2026 | Jonathan Cheng’s book is an indispensable guide to understanding the methods by which the North Korean regime captured at least some of the hearts and minds of the residents of what had once been one of the most rapidly Christianized parts of the world.
May 6, 2026 | Donald Trump is leading the United States in a great leap backward. The rest of the world, at least when it comes to climate science, is refusing to take that leap with him.