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The Emergent Trump DoctrineJune 3, 2025
The Dark Heart of Trump’s Foreign PolicyMarch 1, 2025
Biden Promised to ‘Turn the Page’ on Trump. What Went Wrong?January 14, 2025
The Disastrous Relationship Between Israel, Palestinians and the U.N.May 17, 2024
The Wars in Ukraine and Gaza Have Changed. America's Policy Hasn't.March 1, 2024
The Wars in Ukraine and Gaza Have Changed. America's Policy Hasn't.March 1, 2024
What’s Really Going On in Russia?June 30, 2023
What’s Really Going On in Russia?June 30, 2023
Fareed Zakaria on Where Russia’s War in Ukraine Stands — and Much MoreJune 2, 2023
Fareed Zakaria on Where Russia’s War in Ukraine Stands — and Much MoreJune 2, 2023
Why Russia Is Losing the War in UkraineSeptember 23, 2022
Why Russia Is Losing the War in UkraineSeptember 23, 2022
Anne Applebaum on What Liberals Misunderstand About AuthoritarianismMay 17, 2022
Putin May Not Like How He's Changed EuropeApril 26, 2022
Putin May Not Like How He's Changed EuropeApril 26, 2022
A Ukrainian Philosopher on What Putin Never Understood About UkraineApril 12, 2022
A Ukrainian Philosopher on What Putin Never Understood About UkraineApril 12, 2022
Fiona Hill on Whether Ukraine Can Win — and What Happens if Russia LosesApril 8, 2022
Fiona Hill on Whether Ukraine Can Win — and What Happens if Russia LosesApril 8, 2022
Sanctioning Russia Is a Form of War. We Need to Treat It Like One.April 1, 2022
Sanctioning Russia Is a Form of War. We Need to Treat It Like One.April 1, 2022
I Keep Hoping Larry Summers Is Wrong. What if He's Not?March 29, 2022
How Energy Markets Are Shaping Putin's Invasion — and the WorldMarch 22, 2022
How Energy Markets Are Shaping Putin's Invasion — and the WorldMarch 22, 2022
A Realist Take on How the Russia-Ukraine War Could EndMarch 18, 2022
A Realist Take on How the Russia-Ukraine War Could EndMarch 18, 2022
Timothy Snyder on the Myths That Blinded the West to Putin's PlansMarch 15, 2022
Timothy Snyder on the Myths That Blinded the West to Putin's PlansMarch 15, 2022
Putin Is 'Profoundly Anti-Modern.' Masha Gessen Explains What That Means for the WorldMarch 11, 2022
Putin Is 'Profoundly Anti-Modern.' Masha Gessen Explains What That Means for the WorldMarch 11, 2022
Fiona Hill on the War Putin Is Really FightingMarch 8, 2022
Fiona Hill on the War Putin Is Really FightingMarch 8, 2022
Fareed Zakaria Has a Better Way to Handle Russia — and ChinaMarch 4, 2022
Fareed Zakaria Has a Better Way to Handle Russia — and ChinaMarch 4, 2022
Can the West Stop Russia by Strangling Its Economy?March 1, 2022
Can the West Stop Russia by Strangling Its Economy?March 1, 2022

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