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The Day Russia’s War Collided With History
7+ hour, 19+ min ago (1450+ words) The Day Russia's War Collided With History'Foreign Policy The Day Russia's War Collided With History By lasting longer than World War II, the invasion of Ukraine has shattered the Kremlin's most sacred myth. A mainstay genre of Moscow's war propaganda…...
Young Africans Are Being Lured Into Russia’s War Machine
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1674+ words) Africa Brief: Young Africans Are Being Lured Into Russia's War Machine Understanding the conflict three years on. Welcome to Foreign Policy's Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Hundreds of Africans are reportedly tricked into joining Russian forces in Ukraine, Nigeria…...
The Biggest Challenges Trump Faces in His Second Year
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (956+ words) Domestic politics and the prospect of Republicans losing their monopoly over government in Washington are likely to take up more of U.S. President Donald Trump's attention this year. That will give him more to worry about than the early days of…...
Russia’s Threats Against Finland Are Disturbingly Familiar
3+ week, 19+ hour ago (288+ words) First, the country was a Nazi ally; then it became a NATO stooge. The latest allegation: It's a reckless Russia-basher that deserves a ruthless response from the Kremlin. Who said Finland was boring? The details might seem arcane: Who really…...
Russia’s Military Procurement Is a Warning for Europe
3+ week, 2+ day ago (611+ words) Argument: Russia's Military Procurement Is a Warning for Europe Unless NATO shifts from reactive responses to a forward-leaning, credible form of deterrence'enforced red lines, offensive reach, and sustained support for Ukraine's drone innovation'Moscow will continue dictating the terms of confrontation…...
The Real Reason China and Russia Won’t Try a Maduro-Style Raid
3+ week, 3+ day ago (272+ words) Argument: The Real Reason China and Russia Won't Try a Maduro-Style Raid In the wake of the United States' capture of Venezuelan President Nicol's Maduro, some observers and U.S. officials have warned that this may have given Moscow and Beijing a…...
Major Corruption Scandal Undermines Ukraine’s War Effort
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (646+ words) World Brief: Major Corruption Scandal Undermines Ukraine's War Effort Understanding the conflict three years on. Welcome back to World Brief, where we're looking at a sweeping corruption scandal among Ukraine's elite, the U.S. government finally reopening, and a first-place parliamentary win…...
Ukraine Is Hitting Russia Where It Hurts: Its Oil Refineries
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (622+ words) A curation of our best book reviews, deep dives, and other reads A weekly dispatch with news from the region's 11 countries Analysis: Ukraine Is Hitting Russia Where It Hurts: Its Oil Refineries Understanding the conflict three years on. Ukraine is…...
Russia, Ukraine Swap Nearly 800 Prisoners in Massive Exchange Deal
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (1257+ words) Welcome back to World Brief, where we're looking at one of the largest prisoner exchanges in the Russia-Ukraine war, ongoing nuclear talks between the United States and Iran, and trapped gold miners ... There appears to be a technical issue with…...
U.S., Russia Meet in Riyadh to Discuss Ukraine—Without Inviting Kyiv
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (522+ words) World Brief: U.S., Russia Meet in Riyadh to Discuss Ukraine'Without Inviting Kyiv Understanding the conflict two years on. More on this topic Welcome back to World Brief, where we're looking at U.S.-Russia peace talks in Riyadh, a new round of Israel-Hamas…...