![Jordan Bardella, president of the National Rally party, looks at an Airbus military drone model at the Eurosatory international expo in Villepinte, close to Paris, on June 19, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2157681733-1.jpg)
Meet the Global Arms Sellers Meet the Global Arms Sellers
A dispatch from the largest weapons expo outside of Paris.
Jul 1, 2024 / Harrison Stetler
![Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Joe Biden hold a joint press conference at the Masseria San Domenico on the sidelines of the G7 Summit hosted by Italy on June 13, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2156801592-1.jpg)
10 Questions for the Candidates 10 Questions for the Candidates
On US foreign policy, the war in Ukraine, and US-Russia relations.
Jun 27, 2024 / James Carden and Katrina vanden Heuvel
![Smoke rises behind the Holy Sritenska church following a Russian missile strike in Odesa, Ukraine on June 24, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2158471931-1.jpg)
New Polling Shows Significant Ukrainian Support for Diplomacy to End the War New Polling Shows Significant Ukrainian Support for Diplomacy to End the War
There is more dissent from the Zelensky government’s war aims than may appear.
Jun 25, 2024 / Mark Episkopos
![First lady Jill Biden, President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Brigitte Macron arrive at Elysée Palace on June 8, 2024, in Paris, France.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2156080042.jpg)
What’s Old About Biden? (It Isn’t His Age.) What’s Old About Biden? (It Isn’t His Age.)
His foreign policy ideas are tired.
Jun 13, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![People wave Polish and EU flags during a pro-EU rally organized by Prime Minister Donald Tusk ahead of European Parliament elections in Warsaw's Castle Square on June 4, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2155495614.jpg)
What Is at Stake as the European Union Swings Right? What Is at Stake as the European Union Swings Right?
The right’s normalization moves ahead.
Jun 6, 2024 / Marlene Laruelle
![A Ukrainian soldier waits for orders next to the artillery at his fighting position as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in the direction of Liman, Ukraine, on May 25, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ukraine-military-150KB-getty.jpg)
The Perils of Wider War in Eastern Europe The Perils of Wider War in Eastern Europe
We face a choice between a negotiated settlement in Ukraine and the possibility of a catastrophic war.
Jun 5, 2024 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel, James Carden for The Nation
![Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Bahrain's King at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 23, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2153659107-1.jpg)
Does Putin Want to End the War in Ukraine? Does Putin Want to End the War in Ukraine?
It’s time to find out.
May 29, 2024 / Stephen Crowley
![Defense Secretary Austin, General Brown Hold Media Briefing At The Pentagon](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2150334528-1.jpg)
The Ukraine Aid Package Heightens the Risk of Escalation The Ukraine Aid Package Heightens the Risk of Escalation
The passage by Congress of the latest aid package to Ukraine was met with cheers, but there is ample reason for caution.
May 2, 2024 / James Carden and Katrina vanden Heuvel
![Partially melting glaciers](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-1628191529-1.jpg)
Can Russian-US Scientific Cooperation Be Restored as Arctic Warming and the Ukraine War Intensify? Can Russian-US Scientific Cooperation Be Restored as Arctic Warming and the Ukraine War Intensify?
US and Russia have a long history of polar science cooperation.
Apr 16, 2024 / Pavel Devyatkin
![Commemoration in Novosibirsk for victims of Moscow concert hall attack](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-2105324477-1.jpg)
The Moscow Terror Attack The Moscow Terror Attack
Coming just days after Putin’s orchestrated election, will it endanger his legacy—and his future?
Mar 25, 2024 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel for The Nation