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Foreign Affairs

May 30, 2023 5:31 am

What F-16s Will (and Won’t) Do for Ukraine

The apparent decision to give Ukraine American-made fighter jets is less important for the coming counteroffensive than for Ukraine’s long-term…
Brynn Tannehill
May 25, 2023 5:31 am

Stand with the Russians Who Stand Against Putin

The case of Dasha Navalnaya and the excesses of the anti-Russian backlash.
Cathy Young
May 23, 2023 5:31 am

Does Opposing Russia’s War Mean Opposing All Russians?

Anti-Putin writers canceled from PEN America event because Ukrainians refuse to share the stage with them.
Cathy Young
May 19, 2023 5:31 am

What Was the ‘Soviet Century’?

A new book takes stock of the mundane features and ephemera of life in the USSR, but neglects one of…
André Forget
May 18, 2023 5:30 am

Is the Belarusian Dictatorship Doomed?

The United States and its European Allies must prepare to replace a European dictator with a democracy.
Eric Edelman, Vlad Kobets, and David J. Kramer
May 16, 2023 5:30 am

Beyond the Ukrainian Counteroffensive

The West cannot go backward and must go forward.
John G. Ferrari and Giselle Donnelly
May 15, 2023 5:30 am

Why Putin Attacked Ukraine When He Did

And why he has the blind spots that he does.
Gabriel Schoenfeld
May 12, 2023 4:31 pm

Russia’s Victory Day Ain’t What It Used to Be

A downcast celebration in Red Square, led by a tired-looking Putin, as Russians fear the long-awaited Ukrainian offensive.
Cathy Young
May 11, 2023 5:30 am

What Ukraine Still Needs to Win

As Kyiv gears up for its spring counteroffensive, some U.S. officials are privately casting doubt on what Ukraine can…

John Hardie
May 8, 2023 5:30 am

The Kremlin Drone Ding and the Wagner Rant

Understanding two strange developments in the Ukraine war.
Cathy Young