Military

Putin’s Little Monster

Ilya Matveev / LeftEast Jul 6, 2023 Yevgeny Prigozhin's mutiny was the fruit of a doomed attempt to balance regime-building and state-building in twenty-first century Russia. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Wagner vs Wagner

Bob Englehart Jun 29, 2023 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

Russian Riddle

Pat Bagley Jun 26, 2023 Dig deeper

TD Column

Who’s Afraid of the International Criminal Court?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Mar 20, 2023 Washington cheered Putin’s arrest warrant, but still doesn’t recognize the authority of the ICC. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Opinion

The Complex Feminist Legacy of Soviet Women

Sasha Talaver / Lefteast Mar 9, 2023 The Eighth of March in Russia: USSR, war, and women’s rights. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Opinion

The Case For Diplomacy In Ukraine

Katrina vanden Heuvel and James W. Carden / IMI Feb 24, 2023 As 2023 unfolds, we fear that American policy will continue to be characterized by both mission creep and the absence of any sort of diplomatic engagement with Russia. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Anniversary of the War

Gatis Sluka Feb 23, 2023 Dig deeper

World

The Ukraine War Proves We Need to Ban Nuclear Weapons

Jonathan Power / InDepth News Jan 20, 2023 There is no rational argument for the possession of nuclear weapons apart from the outdated military philosophy about deterrence. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Putin’s War Tests Switzerland’s Neutrality

Alice Kohli / Truthdig Jan 19, 2023 In the war against Ukraine, Switzerland has continued to profit from its close ties with Russia. But the sense of wrongdoing slowly comes to life in the country. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

World

What Is Moscow’s Leverage in the Balkans?

John P. Ruehl / IMI Jan 4, 2023 Escalating Balkan conflicts is a major part of the Kremlin’s attempts to take pressure off its war with Ukraine. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Russia, Turkey Announce Cease-Fire in Northwestern Syria

VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and SUZAN FRASER / The Associated Press Mar 5, 2020 Putin and Erdogan reach deal to try to ease escalating tensions with Assad-led forces in Idlib and say they will help refugees return home. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Syrian Refugees Rush Greece Border as Russia and Turkey Tangle

MEHMET GUZEL and ANDREW WILKS / The Associated Press Feb 28, 2020 Tensions rise significantly after 33 Turkish troops die in a Russian-backed Syrian government airstrike. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )