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Ukrainian soldiers fire at the enemy near the town of Kupyansk, Kharkiv region.
Ukrainian soldiers fire at the enemy near the town of Kupyansk, Kharkiv region.

How Kyiv Plans to Use American Aid

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba joins FP Live for a wide-ranging discussion.

Demonstrators protest against a controversial bill limiting so-called foreign influence in Tbilisi, Georgia, on April 28.
Demonstrators protest against a controversial bill limiting so-called foreign influence in Tbilisi, Georgia, on April 28.

Turmoil in Georgia Could Draw in Russia

The likely passage of a Kremlin-style law has Georgians fighting for their democracy.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping make a toast during a reception following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping make a toast during a reception following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow.

The Very Real Limits of the Russia-China ‘No Limits’ Partnership

Intense military cooperation between Moscow and Beijing is a problem for the West. Their bilateral trade is not.

Soldiers wearing camouflage fatigues visit a makeshift memorial for Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in Moscow. The informal memorial is on the side of a street and is covered with flags, photos of Prigozhin, and candles.
Soldiers wearing camouflage fatigues visit a makeshift memorial for Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in Moscow. The informal memorial is on the side of a street and is covered with flags, photos of Prigozhin, and candles.

What Do Russians Really Think About Putin’s War?

Polling has gotten harder as autocracy has tightened.

Supporters of the main opposition Republican People’s Party take part in a post-election rally in Ankara, Turkey.
Supporters of the main opposition Republican People’s Party take part in a post-election rally in Ankara, Turkey.

Turkey’s Democracy Is Down but Not Out

An invigorated opposition is ready for a constitutional fight.

Four exhaust pipe towers from a gas pipeline station release smoke into the twilight sky.
Four exhaust pipe towers from a gas pipeline station release smoke into the twilight sky.

How Globalization Rose and Fell With Nord Stream

The pipeline bringing Russian gas to Europe was once seen as a triumph for borderless business—but Putin’s invasion of Ukraine put an end to that fantasy.

A ripped American flag rests abandoned along a road during a protest in response to the Republican National Convention being held in Charlotte, North Carolina.
A ripped American flag rests abandoned along a road during a protest in response to the Republican National Convention being held in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Democracy Has Run Out of Future

The underlying reason for the West’s democratic crisis may be a lost sense of open-ended time.

A chemist checks confiscated powder containing fentanyl at the DEA Northeast Regional Laboratory on October 8, 2019 in New York.
A chemist checks confiscated powder containing fentanyl at the DEA Northeast Regional Laboratory on October 8, 2019 in New York.

Europe Could Soon Be Hooked on Fentanyl

The continent invented the drug but has been spared its worst ravages—until now.

Activists wave Ukrainian flags ahead of a pivotal vote to approve new national security funding, including Ukraine aid, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Activists wave Ukrainian flags ahead of a pivotal vote to approve new national security funding, including Ukraine aid, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Allies Relieved After Senate Passes Long-Delayed Aid Bill

But the fact it took so long to pass has some worried about future support.

Ukrainian service members fire at Russian positions on March 27, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian service members fire at Russian positions on March 27, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine Is Still Outgunned by Russia

Even with the approval of new U.S. aid, most of the artillery Ukraine needs won’t get to the front until next year.

U.S. President Joe Biden, touching his temple with his right hand, delivers remarks at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington.
U.S. President Joe Biden, touching his temple with his right hand, delivers remarks at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington.

Congressional Push for Oil Sanctions Puts Biden in a Bind

New measures to punish Iran, Venezuela, and Russia could raise crude prices and hurt Biden in an election year.

A broken glass box at the looted Kherson Regional Museum after the Russian withdrawal from the city on Dec. 22, 2022.
A broken glass box at the looted Kherson Regional Museum after the Russian withdrawal from the city on Dec. 22, 2022.

Russia Is Committing Cultural Genocide in Ukraine

Historical falsification, youth indoctrination, and the plunder of artifacts reveal the Kremlin’s true objectives.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz appears with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the State Guest House in Beijing on April 16.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz appears with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the State Guest House in Beijing on April 16.

The Strategic Unseriousness of Olaf Scholz

His latest trip confirms that Germany’s China policy is made in corporate boardrooms.

Greenpeace activists pose with placards as they stage a protest seeking to block the oil tanker "Seychelles Pioneer," reportedly carrying Russian oil, in the Port of Antwerp on April 10, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Greenpeace activists pose with placards as they stage a protest seeking to block the oil tanker "Seychelles Pioneer," reportedly carrying Russian oil, in the Port of Antwerp on April 10, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Russia’s Shadow Fleet Could Create Strange Allies

Both Greenpeace and NATO are working against off-book oil tankers.

The sun sets over the first offshore wind farm in France, off the coast of the western city of Saint-Nazaire.
The sun sets over the first offshore wind farm in France, off the coast of the western city of Saint-Nazaire.

Can Wind and Solar Solve Climate Change?

A new book unwittingly makes the case that they can’t.

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