What Did the Biden Administration Really Want in Ukraine?
Anders Aslund
What Did the Biden Administration Really Want in Ukraine?
White House chronicler Bob Woodward offers a hard-to-believe picture of how the Biden administration has dealt with Ukraine. Hard to believe in terms of naiveté with respect to Russia.
Slovak Prime Minister Threatens EU Unity With Dangerous Pro-Russian Rhetoric
Dr. Orhan Dragas
Slovak Prime Minister Threatens EU Unity With Dangerous Pro-Russian Rhetoric
The EU is at a turning point. Faced with Robert Fico’s obvious challenge to its values, the EU must take action against leaders within the Union who deliberately undermine it.
Responding to Trump’s Return
Timothy Garton Ash
Responding to Trump’s Return
For Ukraine’s Sake & Its own, Europe Should Step Up – But Will It?
Ukraine’s Future: a Call to Action for Young Minds
Reed Cohen
Ukraine’s Future: a Call to Action for Young Minds
Apart from the obvious need to heal the wounded and rebuild infrastructure, Ukraine must also overcome that damage inflicted on the educational system.
The Berlin Wall Never Fell
Timothy Snyder
The Berlin Wall Never Fell
On the anniversary of what is considered to be “the fall of the Berlin Wall,” eminent historian Timothy Snyder offers a fresh look at what it actually meant and what the reality is.
Russia’s Diplomatic Suicide by Aligning With Yemen’s Houthi Rebels
Saahil Menon
Russia’s Diplomatic Suicide by Aligning With Yemen’s Houthi Rebels
Empowering the ragtag Shiite militia group will inevitably drive a wedge between Moscow and the Persian Gulf monarchies it is banking on to usher in an era of multipolarity.
Adding Fuel to the Fire
Andriy Kurkov
Adding Fuel to the Fire
The result of the US Presidential Elections may be a major concern for many Ukrainians, but the challenge of keeping warm during the winter looms even larger for some.
Putin No Longer Has the Trump Card
Timothy Ash
Putin No Longer Has the Trump Card
Trump should call Putin’s bluff
Ukraine Isn’t Getting Nuclear Weapons – But It Could Develop Another WMD
Andrii Vdovychenko
Ukraine Isn’t Getting Nuclear Weapons – But It Could Develop Another WMD
As Ukraine weighs nuclear weapons options, LENR technology presents a potential path to powerful weapons with a deterrence effect without violating international treaties.
Trump Wins - Let’s Hope for the Best and Try to Make It Happen
Adam Borowski
Trump Wins - Let’s Hope for the Best and Try to Make It Happen
While it’s tempting, and at times justified, to be deeply dissatisfied with what Trump stands for, we must face reality and cooperate with the new US president. A Polish viewpoint.
Donald Trump Will Be President: Let’s Not Dramatize
Iuliia Mendel
Donald Trump Will Be President: Let’s Not Dramatize
Ukraine grows weaker each day under the relentless strain of this war. That’s why we need consistency, commitment, and a clear-eyed understanding of the reality here at home.
History Will Likely Judge Biden Poorly
Timothy Ash
History Will Likely Judge Biden Poorly
He set himself the one job - saving democracy, but the risk is that his own ego might have lost that very same thing not only to the US but also to the West.