Ukraine’s ultra-right-wing Svoboda party is no fringe organization.
The Dark Side of the Ukraine Revolt
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Russia
Ukraine: Out of the Frying Pan
The very fact that Ukrainian protesters can oust their leader and plunge their country into political uncertainty testifies to the diminished influence of the major international players trying to control outcomes in Kiev.
Sochi Brought to Fore Not Just Russian Homophobia, But Islamophobia
Russia’s Olympic success and growth are meaningless if xenophobia continues to dominate its society.
Ukraine Still Can’t Escape Long Arm of Russia
Russia’s President Putin may have induced Ukraine’s President Yanukovych to crack down violently on protesters.
Sochi’s Last Winter Olympics
Climate change is literally melting down the list of available host venues for the Winter Olympics.
Putin’s Sochi Challenge
The Winter Olympics in Sochi have brought renewed scrutiny to vulnerabilities that could undermine Russia’s ongoing ambitions for international prestige.
One of the Many Ways Nazis Shot Themselves in the Foot by Persecuting Jews
Apparently Hitler seems to have forgotten that eliminating Jews would cause a crippling brain drain from Germany.
Iran-U.S. Nuclear Deal Signals a Gorbachev Moment for Rouhani
Is Iran President Hassan Rouhani trying to open up Iran like Mikhail Gorbachev did Russia?
China: What Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iran, Israel, and the U.S. Have in Common
China’s good relations with states at odds with each other could yield results at the negotiating table soon.
Applied to Nuclear Weapons, Realism is the Road to Ruin
In an op-ed at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists titled Why nuclear realism is unrealistic, Benoit Pelopidas writes that “adopting the point of view often called nuclear realism—the notion that technology and careful management will keep us safe—is a dangerous...