Vladimir Putin

Vladirmir Putin looks away from the camara

Prosecuting Putin’s Aggression Prosecuting Putin’s Aggression

Prosecuting the crime of aggression is the only effective way to target those who are most responsible for the horrors of war. Yet international law does not currently recognize th...

Apr 14, 2022 / Philippe Sands for The Nation

America’s Hypocrisy Over Ukraine and “Spheres of Influence”

America’s Hypocrisy Over Ukraine and “Spheres of Influence” America’s Hypocrisy Over Ukraine and “Spheres of Influence”

The principle of each country’s right to determine its own foreign policy clearly does not apply in the Western Hemisphere. 

Apr 12, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

People seated around a horseshoe shaped table watch an on-screen address from Ukraine's president

The Ukraine Crisis Comes to the UN The Ukraine Crisis Comes to the UN

Volodymyr Zelensky delivers an impassioned speech—and the General Assembly revises its role.

Apr 8, 2022 / Barbara Crossette

People evacuating Irpin in Ukraine

Our Planet’s Long History of War Our Planet’s Long History of War

Whether we care to realize it or not, we’re now in a strange and threatening new world of war.

Apr 8, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt

Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin

Putin’s Miscalculation Should Be a Lesson to the US Putin’s Miscalculation Should Be a Lesson to the US

If there’s one thing to be learned from the present moment, it’s just how fickle such calculations can be and how easily the global situation can turn.

Apr 4, 2022 / Michael T. Klare

A car sits in front of a burned apartment building and pile of rubble. A soldier stands in front of the car.

Russia’s War in Ukraine Has Shattered the Old World Order Russia’s War in Ukraine Has Shattered the Old World Order

As a new Iron Curtain threatens to divide Europe, progressives must face the dangers of a resurgent militarism—and seize the opportunities to advance our priorities.

Mar 31, 2022 / Michael T. Klare for The Nation

The Tactical Silence Has Failed: Say Brittney Griner’s Name

The Tactical Silence Has Failed: Say Brittney Griner’s Name The Tactical Silence Has Failed: Say Brittney Griner’s Name

The State Department believes that raising up the basketball star’s name will make her situation in a Russian prison worse. She could be sentenced to a labor camp. How much worse c...

Mar 28, 2022 / Dave Zirin

The Dawn of an Even More Dangerous Cold War

The Dawn of an Even More Dangerous Cold War The Dawn of an Even More Dangerous Cold War

Many have forgotten the lessons of the Cuban missile crisis and the perils of nuclear war. Let’s hope Joe Biden isn’t among them.

Mar 18, 2022 / Column / Jeet Heer

People evacuating Irpin in Ukraine

Stop the Fighting in Ukraine Stop the Fighting in Ukraine

Now is the time to begin the search for a lasting peace.

Mar 17, 2022 / Michael T. Klare for The Nation

Presidents Putin and Jinping

Russia and China, Together at Last Russia and China, Together at Last

At the core of recent conflicts is an entente between China and Russia that the world hasn’t seen since the start of the Cold War.

Mar 14, 2022 / Alfred McCoy

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