Since the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war in 2014, one Russian phrase has haunted me. It translates to “They [Ukrainians] ...

THE WORD “HUBRIS” HAS COME UP frequently since Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine. The most straightforward ...

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Three years after launching his “special military operation” in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin faces a looming choice. In public, he exudes optimism. He has pulled his country back from the ...

A victory for Putin means, in due time, a re-charting of the entire map of Europe, to suit his vision of a Russian empire ...

Donald Trump wants the United States to buy Greenland for its strategically vital resources, to bolster US security and give China a bloody nose. But he also wants to strike his largest ever real ...

There has been a lot of debate over whether or not recent Russian history has been somewhat cyclical in nature.

With Syria's corruption-ridden economy in shambles after the overthrow of Bashar Assad, the caretaker government’s priority ...

A newly declassified analysis argued against “shock therapy” for the former Soviet Union. The warning wasn’t heeded.

Oil and natural gas remain volatile as OPEC+ prepares for its policy meeting. Will supply cuts and tariffs drive prices higher?

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