Ukraine

Biden delivers a speech in the Oval Office

Biden’s Zombie Foreign Policy Lurches Blindly Along Biden’s Zombie Foreign Policy Lurches Blindly Along

As global instability spreads, the president remains committed to failed strategies.

Oct 23, 2023 / Jeet Heer

photo of biden and zelenskyy with us and ukrainian flags in the background

Zelensky’s Visit to Washington Zelensky’s Visit to Washington

Time for some hard talking.

Sep 19, 2023 / Anatol Lieven

putin next to russian flags

The West Needs a Russia—Not a Putin—Policy The West Needs a Russia—Not a Putin—Policy

Demonizing Putin is not a policy. It’s an excuse for the absence of one.

Sep 13, 2023 / Artin DerSimonian

Hanna Perekhoda and Ilya Budraitskis.

Resisting Russian Imperialism: 2 Socialists—a Ukrainian and a Russian—on Ukraine’s Struggle for Self-Determination Resisting Russian Imperialism: 2 Socialists—a Ukrainian and a Russian—on Ukraine’s Struggle for Self-Determination

A Nation interview with Hanna Perekhoda and Ilya Budraitskis.

Sep 7, 2023 / Ashley Smith

photo of a US tank; US training ukrainian military how to use it, it will be delivered there

The War Party Is Back The War Party Is Back

Biden’s appointments reflect his policies, and the leaders of his foreign policy team—Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan—are implicated ...

Sep 7, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Joe Biden and Volodomyr Zelenskyy attend the G7 Declaration of Joint Support for Ukraine during the NATO Summit in Lithuania, on July 12.

Advocates for Negotiations to End the Ukraine War Need to Come Out of the Closet Advocates for Negotiations to End the Ukraine War Need to Come Out of the Closet

A brutal and interminable stalemate is forcing a foreign policy reset.

Sep 5, 2023 / Jeet Heer

wagner mercenary group soldier at memorial for yevgeny priogzhin

Prigozhin, Putin, and What Next? Prigozhin, Putin, and What Next?

Private military companies, war, and the dilemma of the elites.

Aug 24, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Cluster bomb on the side of a road in Ukraine

All Sides in the Ukraine War Have Been Using Cluster Bombs Since 2014 All Sides in the Ukraine War Have Been Using Cluster Bombs Since 2014

The nihilism of the battlefield is reflected in hypocritical statements churned out by Kyiv and Moscow.

Jul 12, 2023 / Lev Golinkin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, Lithuanian first lady of Lithuania Diana Nepaite, and Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska stand together on the stage during the “Raising the Flag for Ukraine” NATO event on July 11, 2023, in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Why Ukraine Should Not Join NATO Why Ukraine Should Not Join NATO

Katrina vanden Heuvel went on Democracy Now! to discuss Ukraine’s push to join NATO and the US plan to send cluster bombs.

Jul 11, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Wagner group tank and Russian flag

After the Prigozhin Rebellion After the Prigozhin Rebellion

The next months will bring a battle for power and property.

Jul 6, 2023 / Boris Kagarlitsky

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