A completely unnecessary war has started, born out of one man’s nostalgia, paranoia and fear of losing power, Anne Applebaum tweeted. Like the Russian czars before him—like Stalin, like Lenin—Putin… Read more »
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, NATO membership was often seen as a path toward EU integration among the new democracies of central and eastern Europe. But since NATO… Read more »
As the crisis in Ukraine unfolds, the West must not underestimate Russia. It must not bank on narratives inspired by wishful thinking. Russian victory in Ukraine is not science fiction,… Read more »
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are intent on shaping a new world order — one in which America’s postwar global dominance is in retreat and autocratic regimes can thrive in… Read more »
The European Union is preparing several responses to any further moves by Russia to destabilize Ukraine, but the bloc does not know exactly what Moscow plans to do, an EU… Read more »
While the world’s eyes are on the diplomatic surge trying to head off a Russian invasion of Ukraine, WBUR reports, for Ukrainians themselves, there’s also something else — the feeling… Read more »
The authoritarian challenge to democracy and human rights is arguably the defining geopolitical story of our time. But rather than oppose this trend, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) seems to… Read more »
China today used the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics to present an image of a global power whose authoritarian style of government can go head-to-head with a world dominated… Read more »
The Internet once held great promise as a means of empowering individuals, but it has become yet another path of control for bad actors, note analysts Anthony Vinci and Nadia… Read more »
President Biden’s democracy promotion agenda includes an anti-corruption strategy with provisions for establishing a kleptocracy asset recovery rewards program to identify illicit funds held in US banks, notes Elizabeth… Read more »