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Russia
Court Philosophers in the Age of Multipolarism
Olavo de Carvalho and Aleksandr Dugin attack liberalism from opposite corners.
Trump: It’s Not Funny Anymore
Comedians are the canaries in the coalmines of authoritarianism.
A Dangerously Divided World Highlights the Need to Empower International Institutions
The rise of right-wing nationalism requires a more robust international response.
Trump’s Strange Global Power Rankings
Why did Trump refer to Russia as the number two power in the world?
Trump Can Bring Peace to Ukraine But…
Peace demands more than Trump’s impulsive transactionalism.
The Geopolitics of the “Great Man”
Will bromance turn to bruhpture in Alaska and Gaza?
Who Really Wants to Crash the U.S. Economy?
Secondary sanctions against countries that import Russian oil will also hurt the U.S. economy.
Trump’s About-Face on 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.
Russia Recognizes Taliban’s Apartheid Regime in Afghanistan
It’s all part of Putin’s strategy of courting Islamic powers, dissing the West, and sidelining human rights.