Putin’s Philosophers: Reading Vasily Grossman in the Kremlin
What makes Putin tick? Many have attempted to answer that question. Most conclude, especially after the invasion of Ukraine,...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Putin’s Philosophers: Reading Vasily Grossman in the Kremlin
A nation must think before it acts.
Ukraine
The Art of the Possible: Minimizing Risks as a New European Order Takes Shape
Note: Research for this analysis was completed on October 13, 2022. The text does not reflect events since...
Bibi’s Back in Israel: Is There Going to be Trouble?
Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu is back. The Likud Party head has been prime minister of Israel almost continuously since March...
The Russian-Ukrainian War Triggers an Energy Revolution
As the first sounds of Russian missiles woke up people in various Ukrainian cities and towns in the early...
Ukraine’s Defense Industry and the Prospect of a Long War
After more than six months of war, Russia and Ukraine are now preparing for a long period of hostilities,...
Gorbachev: Russia’s Tragic Hero
Mikhail Gorbachev—the last leader of the Soviet Union, architect of perestroika and glasnost, and Nobel Peace Prize winner—passed away...
Europe’s Wait for Turkmen Natural Gas Continues
In response to the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine, the European Union is moving to wean itself off Russian natural...
Understanding Russia’s Efforts at Technological Sovereignty
Russia’s leadership has invented many stories about its invasion of Ukraine. To justify its invasion, Moscow argued that Ukraine...
The Tank Is Not Obsolete, and Other Observations About the Future of Combat
After six months of war in Ukraine, some observers have insisted that “we are seeing the very nature of combat change”...
Ukraine’s Push to Liberate Kherson and Russia’s Manpower Problem
Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive to recover territories in the southern Kherson region is now underway, but the situation at the front...