Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

The Accidental Trumpification of NATO

In a narrow but important sense, the world has become more amenable to the former president. And yet.

• Tom McTague
• July 2, 2022

Ukraine Has Exposed Russia as a Not-So-Great Power

Kyiv’s success against Moscow forces us to reexamine our assumptions about what it means to be powerful.

• Phillips Payson O’Brien
• July 1, 2022

What a 1904 War Can Teach Vladimir Putin

The Russo-Japanese War led not just to an immediate revolution, but to deeper and longer-lasting change years later.

• David Gioe
• June 23, 2022

Where Russia’s Declinist Rage Isn’t Enough

An ex-Soviet state’s national myths—as well as the forces of nationalism, economics, culture, and religion—all pull it away from Moscow. Can Russia really compete?

• Tom McTague
• June 18, 2022

In Ukraine, Youth Has Ended

The country’s young people have been forced to make decisions much tougher than most adults are capable of. I feel some small sense of common cause.

• Anna Nemtsova
• June 10, 2022

‘It’s Extremely Important That We Don’t Forget the Brutality’

NATO’s efforts to help Ukraine are not simply about military strength but about character, the alliance’s leader indicated.

• Tom McTague
• May 30, 2022

War Will Never Be This Bulky Again

Russia’s botched invasion has illustrated the diminishing power of heavy and expensive military power.

• Phillips Payson O’Brien
• May 26, 2022

A Whole Age of Warfare Sank With the Moskva

A fierce debate is raging within the U.S. Marine Corps about what comes next.

• Elliot Ackerman
• May 22, 2022

Ukraine’s Way Out

Strategic prudence argues in favor of pocketing successes rather than pressing the fight and running the tantamount risks.

• Charles A. Kupchan
• May 18, 2022

The Biggest Threat to Putin’s Control of Crimea

Crimean Tatars have long helped shape Ukraine’s sense of self as a vibrant multiethnic, multiconfessional, multilingual place.

• Rory Finnin
• May 17, 2022

The Power of Laughing at Russia

‘If you are a good comedian in the U.S., you can have a late-night show. If you are a good comedian in Ukraine, you can destroy Russia.’

• Veronika Melkozerova
• May 14, 2022

The Overlooked Reason Russia’s Invasion Is Floundering

Russia has failed to understand the importance of airpower.

• Phillips Payson O’Brien and Edward Stringer
• May 9, 2022

‘We’re Not Going to Make That Mistake Again’

Britain’s foreign secretary says in an interview that she wants to expand NATO’s remit, and strengthen the G7.

• Tom McTague
• May 9, 2022

The Lessons Taiwan Is Learning From Ukraine

Russia’s invasion on the other side of the world has spurred ordinary Taiwanese to take practical steps to guard against similar action by Beijing.

• Chris Horton
• May 7, 2022

Brace for May 9

On Russia’s Victory Day, we might find out whether Putin intends to extend his war to the rest of the planet.

• Tom Nichols
• May 3, 2022

‘We Can Only Be Enemies’

One family’s experience of Russia’s invasion offers a path to the end of the war.

• Peter Pomerantsev
• May 1, 2022

Putin Isn’t the Only Autocrat Misusing History

The Russian leader’s invasion of Ukraine is founded on a false retelling of history. He’s not the only strongman revising the past.

• Katie Stallard
• April 30, 2022