Ukraine is the Graveyard of Europe’s Last Empire
In his efforts to revive a Russian empire, Mr. Putin may have decisively doomed his country’s chances of ever being one again. For that, Russia’s president has no one but himself to blame.
In his efforts to revive a Russian empire, Mr. Putin may have decisively doomed his country’s chances of ever being one again. For that, Russia’s president has no one but himself to blame.
Prioritizing war over education;
How Wagner is exploiting Africa;
Gallup: Russia in imperial decline;
Informing on your neighbors makes a comeback
The risky business of Russian defense science;
Truss: focus on Ukrainian victory, not Russian Democracy;
A different kind of prisoner's dilemma;
Belgrade rethinks loosened citizenship rules for Russians;
Greater connectivity for Kyiv
In some respects, the diplomatic peace offensive is as important as the Ukrainian ground offensive, because conflict termination will ultimately come from the bargaining table and not the battlefield. This phase of the conflict is critical.
Informing on your classmates comes back into vogue;
The Kremlin's curious retention policy;
Citizenship for service;
Next stop, Minsk;
Russia's brain drain intensifies