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The War Party Is Back The War Party Is Back
Biden’s appointments reflect his policies, and the leaders of his foreign policy team—Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan—are implicated ...
Sep 7, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![Joe Biden and Volodomyr Zelenskyy attend the G7 Declaration of Joint Support for Ukraine during the NATO Summit in Lithuania, on July 12.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-1572211246.jpg)
Advocates for Negotiations to End the Ukraine War Need to Come Out of the Closet Advocates for Negotiations to End the Ukraine War Need to Come Out of the Closet
A brutal and interminable stalemate is forcing a foreign policy reset.
Sep 5, 2023 / Jeet Heer
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Prigozhin, Putin, and What Next? Prigozhin, Putin, and What Next?
Private military companies, war, and the dilemma of the elites.
Aug 24, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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All Sides in the Ukraine War Have Been Using Cluster Bombs Since 2014 All Sides in the Ukraine War Have Been Using Cluster Bombs Since 2014
The nihilism of the battlefield is reflected in hypocritical statements churned out by Kyiv and Moscow.
Jul 12, 2023 / Lev Golinkin
![Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, Lithuanian first lady of Lithuania Diana Nepaite, and Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska stand together on the stage during the “Raising the Flag for Ukraine” NATO event on July 11, 2023, in Vilnius, Lithuania.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Raising_the_Flag_for_Ukraine-NATO-getty.jpg)
Why Ukraine Should Not Join NATO Why Ukraine Should Not Join NATO
Katrina vanden Heuvel went on Democracy Now! to discuss Ukraine’s push to join NATO and the US plan to send cluster bombs.
Jul 11, 2023 / Video / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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After the Prigozhin Rebellion After the Prigozhin Rebellion
The next months will bring a battle for power and property.
Jul 6, 2023 / Boris Kagarlitsky
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Robert Kennedy Jr. Is a Flawed Heretic Robert Kennedy Jr. Is a Flawed Heretic
But on security and Ukraine, he’s making more sense than the crackpot establishment.
Jul 5, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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“Life Didn’t Prepare Us for the Tanks” “Life Didn’t Prepare Us for the Tanks”
How Rostov-on-Don survived its one-day blockade during Prigozhin’s armed mutiny.
Jun 28, 2023 / Gleb Golod
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Putin, Prigozhin, and Russia’s Future Putin, Prigozhin, and Russia’s Future
Caution should be our guiding principle.
Jun 26, 2023 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![Members of the Wagner group prepare to pull out from the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to their base in Rostov-on-Don late on June 24, 2023.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/wagner-group-moscow.jpg)
Putin’s War Comes Home Putin’s War Comes Home
Though the Wagner mutiny was short-lived, it shows how Russia could collapse.
Jun 26, 2023 / Jeet Heer