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What doesn’t kill Iran only makes it stronger: After four weeks of war, the Ayatollahs’ regime has become even more dangerous

What doesn’t kill Iran only makes it stronger: After four weeks of war, the Ayatollahs’ regime has become even more dangerous

Antonio Giustozzi

Managing chaos: The Iranian regime is surviving without a hierarchical leadership structure — for now

Managing chaos: The Iranian regime is surviving without a hierarchical leadership structure — for now

Antonio Giustozzi

It’s the bomb: How Putin drew Europe into a new nuclear arms race

It’s the bomb: How Putin drew Europe into a new nuclear arms race

Nuclear breakdown: How the end of the New START treaty will affect the arms race between Russia and the U.S.

Nuclear breakdown: How the end of the New START treaty will affect the arms race between Russia and the U.S.

Nicole Grajewski

The dragon bites its own tail: How purges in China’s military leadership are tied to its “peaceful superpower” policy

The dragon bites its own tail: How purges in China’s military leadership are tied to its “peaceful superpower” policy

The fairy tale ends: How a British prince turned into a frog

The fairy tale ends: How a British prince turned into a frog

Andrei Ostalsky

Superpowerless: Putin’s dream of a new world order is running into reality

Superpowerless: Putin’s dream of a new world order is running into reality

Au revoir, America: What European opposition to Trump actually means

Au revoir, America: What European opposition to Trump actually means

Dmitri Stratievski

The devil’s due: Why Putin’s pursuit of a multipolar world risks ruin for Russia itself

The devil’s due: Why Putin’s pursuit of a multipolar world risks ruin for Russia itself

Posts change, but NABU endures: Why sweeping high-level personnel changes in Kyiv point to a stronger Ukrainian state

Posts change, but NABU endures: Why sweeping high-level personnel changes in Kyiv point to a stronger Ukrainian state

Polar disorder: Why Trump wants to seize Greenland and what a U.S. annexation of the island would mean for NATO

Polar disorder: Why Trump wants to seize Greenland and what a U.S. annexation of the island would mean for NATO

Not on the brink: Why protests and airstrikes alone are unlikely to bring revolution in Iran without a split in the armed forces

Not on the brink: Why protests and airstrikes alone are unlikely to bring revolution in Iran without a split in the armed forces

Antonio Giustozzi

Solidarity with caveats: Western countries support Ukraine but bar their citizens from fighting for it

Solidarity with caveats: Western countries support Ukraine but bar their citizens from fighting for it

Breaking with a toxic partner: Why Trumpism may actually benefit Europe in the long run

Breaking with a toxic partner: Why Trumpism may actually benefit Europe in the long run

Europe rising: Pressure from east and west compelled the EU to begin standing up for itself in 2025

Europe rising: Pressure from east and west compelled the EU to begin standing up for itself in 2025

Dmitri Stratievski

Into the shadows: Sanctions have reduced Russia from an oil superpower to a global energy disrupter

Into the shadows: Sanctions have reduced Russia from an oil superpower to a global energy disrupter

Tatyana Mitrova

Not worth the paper it’s written on: Why any “land for peace” deal in Ukraine would be legally void

Not worth the paper it’s written on: Why any “land for peace” deal in Ukraine would be legally void

The Santa clause: America’s unrealistic new national security strategy offers Europeans an opportunity

The Santa clause: America’s unrealistic new national security strategy offers Europeans an opportunity

A nation adrift: A year into al-Sharaa’s rule, Syria remains undecided on its political system and foreign policy

A nation adrift: A year into al-Sharaa’s rule, Syria remains undecided on its political system and foreign policy

Andrei Ostalsky

A House of Kremlin Dynamite: How the image of Russians in Western cinema has changed since 2022

A House of Kremlin Dynamite: How the image of Russians in Western cinema has changed since 2022

Andrei Arkhangelsky

The Ayatollah walks into a bazaar: Iran is shopping around to upgrade its armed forces, and China is the lead supplier

The Ayatollah walks into a bazaar: Iran is shopping around to upgrade its armed forces, and China is the lead supplier

Antonio Giustozzi

A few degrees bolder: Why Russia’s new attempt to push Ukraine into a “peace deal” on its terms has failed

A few degrees bolder: Why Russia’s new attempt to push Ukraine into a “peace deal” on its terms has failed

Ready or not: Despite active rearmament, Europe remains too vulnerable to Russia

Ready or not: Despite active rearmament, Europe remains too vulnerable to Russia

“He must have got this from K.”: How a Russian operative used the American media to bring a risible “peace deal” into existence

“He must have got this from K.”: How a Russian operative used the American media to bring a risible “peace deal” into existence

Schengen echo chamber: The EU’s new visa restrictions will hit vulnerable Russians without actually enhancing the bloc’s security

Schengen echo chamber: The EU’s new visa restrictions will hit vulnerable Russians without actually enhancing the bloc’s security

Better than war: The fragile peace between Hamas and Israel is still preferable to the alternative

Better than war: The fragile peace between Hamas and Israel is still preferable to the alternative

Betrayal or rebirth: Europe’s left wing has adapted to Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine

Betrayal or rebirth: Europe’s left wing has adapted to Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine

Dmitri Stratievski

Bursting the bubble: Europe is capable of phasing out Russian gas ahead of schedule

Bursting the bubble: Europe is capable of phasing out Russian gas ahead of schedule

Peace but no cigar: Putin’s apology cools off Aliyev’s wrath but comes short of restoring the alliance

Peace but no cigar: Putin’s apology cools off Aliyev’s wrath but comes short of restoring the alliance

Obituary for an 80-year-old: At its anniversary, the UN looks more dead than alive

Obituary for an 80-year-old: At its anniversary, the UN looks more dead than alive

No longer our guy: Instead of a summit in Budapest, Trump hits the Kremlin with sanctions

No longer our guy: Instead of a summit in Budapest, Trump hits the Kremlin with sanctions

A front-row seat to “Degradation”: Russian cinema is going through the worst period in its history

A front-row seat to “Degradation”: Russian cinema is going through the worst period in its history

Andrei Arkhangelsky

No-peace deal: Trump’s Gaza plan may secure a hostage exchange, but it is unlikely to stop the war

No-peace deal: Trump’s Gaza plan may secure a hostage exchange, but it is unlikely to stop the war

Marianna Belenkaya

Reality Czech: Prague looks set to follow the Kremlin-friendly path blazed by Hungary and Slovakia

Reality Czech: Prague looks set to follow the Kremlin-friendly path blazed by Hungary and Slovakia

Ivan Preobrazhenskiy

Unite and rule: Syria to hold first parliamentary elections since fall of Assad as tensions with minorities persist

Unite and rule: Syria to hold first parliamentary elections since fall of Assad as tensions with minorities persist

Antonio Giustozzi

Flight of the “Flamingos”: Kyiv’s domestic missile production has the potential to offset Russia’s long-range strike advantage

Flight of the “Flamingos”: Kyiv’s domestic missile production has the potential to offset Russia’s long-range strike advantage

Fabian Hoffmann

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