Is Putin the face of the future or the final gasp of the past?
China Will Decide the Outcome of Russia versus the West
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Europe & Central Asia
Biden’s Meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince Risks Becoming a Gift to Autocrats
Biden wants Saudi help to strengthen the alliance against Russia. But if he reduces the war to geopolitics, autocrats will rejoice.
Legacies of the Srebrenica Killings and Bosnia’s Fragile Peace
As the world watches Ukraine, Bosniaks worry their Bosnian Serb neighbors are preparing for war — and they may get help from Moscow.
Vladimir Putin: Global Gunman
Why are we concerned about humiliating mass murderers?
Biden’s Golden Opportunity to Reverse Course on China
Improving relations with China could lower inflation, isolate Vladimir Putin, and accelerate the transition to a clean energy future.
‘Open Your Hearts’: The Movements Taking Climate Action Where Leaders and Media Won’t
The world’s most existential crisis has all but fallen off Washington’s agenda. But campaigners are finding success in more immediate targets.
A Just Ceasefire or Just a Ceasefire?
The war in Ukraine must end with a defeat of Putinism.
Supreme Court Expands Government Secrecy Powers in Torture-Related Case
The U.S. government doesn’t want to acknowledge a Polish torture site that everyone knows about.
Russia, NATO, and the Future of Neutrality
Neither the formerly non-aligned of Europe nor the currently non-aligned of the Global South are interested in furthering Vladimir Putin’s imperial ambitions.
Tucker Carlson’s ‘Great Replacement’ Theory Comes from an Anti-American Nazi
Why has the American far right adopted an anti-American conspiracy theory as its rallying cry?