Despite decades of Putin’s attempts to portray himself as the embodiment of Russian identity, today that facade is crumbling
Paul Teller & Aleksei DieterleJuly 2, 2026
A recent Russian drone strike on one of the most famous Orthodox cathedrals in Ukraine betray the hollowness of Putin’s claims to defend Christian civilization
Siobhan Heekin-CanedyJune 25, 2026
Viktor Orbán has been ousted from power in Hungary, yet the question remains: why did Vice President Vance campaign so aggressively for a leader so transparently aligned with Russia and at odds with American interests?
J. Daryl CharlesApril 27, 2026
A new book explores the distressingly plausible scenario of Ukraine being forced into an unfavorable truce with Russia—a possibility that should unsettle so-called “realists” skeptical of supporting Ukraine.
Siobhan Heekin-CanedyMarch 24, 2026
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing US-Israeli campaign against Iran are not separate conflicts but two theaters in a broader civilizational war between the West and the authoritarian Axis of Resistance
Rebeccah HeinrichsMarch 10, 2026
Although Marco Rubio was applauded on both sides of the Atlantic for his Munich speech, conspicuously absent was any reference to the greatest threat to Europe: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
J. Daryl CharlesFebruary 25, 2026
A newly released documentary “2000 Meters to Andriivka” about Ukraine’s 2023 counteroffensive displays the senseless brutality of Russia’s invasion, where the scale of destruction is so immense as to deny either side any meaningful victory
Nadya WilliamsFebruary 24, 2026
The image of Russia as a bastion of conservative Christianity against a decadent West exists purely to legitimize Putin’s repression of any Christian communities beyond his control
Ivana Stradner & Samuel Ben-UrFebruary 18, 2026
Allowing Russian athletes to compete under their own flag at the 2028 Olympics would amount to sweeping under the rug hundreds of thousands of dead Ukrainian civilians and soldiers—something that must not be allowed to happen
Siobhan Heekin-CanedyFebruary 11, 2026