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
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
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
After the Prigozhin Rebellion After the Prigozhin Rebellion
The next months will bring a battle for power and property.
Jul 6, 2023 / Boris Kagarlitsky
“Life Didn’t Prepare Us for the Tanks” “Life Didn’t Prepare Us for the Tanks”
How Rostov-on-Don survived its one-day blockade during Prigozhin’s armed mutiny.
Jun 28, 2023 / Gleb Golod
Putin, Prigozhin, and Russia’s Future Putin, Prigozhin, and Russia’s Future
Caution should be our guiding principle.
Jun 26, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Putin’s War Comes Home Putin’s War Comes Home
Though the Wagner mutiny was short-lived, it shows how Russia could collapse.
Jun 26, 2023 / Jeet Heer
When Russia Shook the World, American Cable News Stumbled When Russia Shook the World, American Cable News Stumbled
Instead of shifting to serious coverage, they ran on autopilot and left Americans without the news they needed. That’s a dangerous precedent for journalism—and democracy.
Jun 26, 2023 / John Nichols
America Needs to Break Its Addiction to Global Intervention America Needs to Break Its Addiction to Global Intervention
Washington’s preoccupation with Ukraine only testifies to the impoverished state of American strategic thinking.
Jun 7, 2023 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Hunt Murderers, Not Poets Hunt Murderers, Not Poets
In support of arrested Russian poet Evgenia Berkovich.
May 10, 2023 / The Nation and Katrina vanden Heuvel