There’s no “national interest” worth risking nuclear conflict. But urgent diplomacy and humanitarian aid — and Russia’s own antiwar movement — could stop the suffering.
Russia’s aim is to create a frozen conflict in Ukraine, but time is not on Putin’s side.
The Russian leader is focused on his legacy, which means that economic sanctions don’t concern him.
The collective punishment of Afghans is hideously wrong — and the Biden administration can ease it with the stroke of a pen.
An Appeal for Civic Action in Europe and Beyond
When the world’s largest consumer of fossil fuels teams up with one of the world’s largest suppliers, the planet is the biggest loser.
The European security order has broken down. The conflict around Ukraine is a symptom of this larger problem.
Foreign agent laws in Russia, El Salvador, and elsewhere threaten the entire international edifice of laws and institutions that support the right to dissent.
Inside a chance prosecution in Germany that could be a first step toward justice after the country’s devastating civil war.
Peace cannot be found if the U.S. relies on the self-righteous assertion of principles that our government refuses to apply to itself.