On weapons, energy, and tech, Europe is groping toward a declaration of independence from America.
Pete Hegseth’s Invasions
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Europe & Central Asia
Capital’s Organic Intellectuals
Clara Mattei’s new book reveals the connections between today’s neoliberalism and the prevailing economic consensus of the 1920s.
The Defector’s Gambit
Viktor Orbán wasn’t beaten by his opposition. He was beaten by his own machine.
The Real Winner of India-Pakistan Conflict: Militarized Nationalism
Military and nationalist regimes on both sides are consolidating power through chest-thumping and grand commemorations.
Can Bosnia Move Beyond Its Protectorate Era?
It’s time to treat Bosnia as a sovereign European state.
Russia and North Korea: An Alliance of Desperation
The Kremlin can count on only one real ally in its war in Ukraine.
Ceasefires and the Age of Impulse Diplomacy
Can the three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine point to a more durable peace?
Is Trump Losing All His European Allies?
Even Italy is filing for divorce.
How Pope Leo XIV is Building a Theology of Resistance Against Washington
The Vatican has stepped into a vacuum of moral authority.
Why Russia’s Backwardness Benefits Putin
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.