Vladimir Putin

Man smokes in front of Putin billboard

China Will Decide the Fate of Ukraine China Will Decide the Fate of Ukraine

Only a decisive defeat of Putinism would offer the world some slight hope of restoring some measure of planetary balance.

Jun 27, 2022 / John Feffer

Peter Gelb and Anna Netrebeko on the red carpet

Waging Proxy War in Ukraine Won’t Save Us From Ourselves Waging Proxy War in Ukraine Won’t Save Us From Ourselves

The policing of public opinion over Ukraine goes to extremes unimagined during the fight against Hitler.

May 27, 2022 / Column / David Bromwich

Ukainian refugees

Endless War in Ukraine Hurts National and Global Security Endless War in Ukraine Hurts National and Global Security

It is vital to step back from the emotions stirred by this conflict and assess our real security priorities.

May 11, 2022 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Steve Schmidt Is Right: The Degeneration of the GOP Began Long Before Trump

Steve Schmidt Is Right: The Degeneration of the GOP Began Long Before Trump Steve Schmidt Is Right: The Degeneration of the GOP Began Long Before Trump

Operatives with ties to “Putin’s oligarch” ran John McCain’s campaign.

May 11, 2022 / John Nichols

Zelensky and Pelosi walk up stairs

The Deadly Illusion of “Victory” The Deadly Illusion of “Victory”

Choosing peace in Ukraine, not ashes and blood.

May 5, 2022 / Michael T. Klare

A Ukrainian serviceman walks past destroyed Russian tanks

The Ukraine Conflict Is Not About American Freedom The Ukraine Conflict Is Not About American Freedom

Washington elites are ignoring history when they try to spin this war to restore faith in US leadership.

Apr 28, 2022 / Feature / Andrew J. Bacevich

Putin Index Finger

This Is How We End the War in Ukraine This Is How We End the War in Ukraine

It’s time to finally deliver a bill to Vladimir Putin for a foreign policy that has involved little more than flattening one hapless city after another

Apr 21, 2022 / Alfred McCoy

Vladirmir Putin looks away from the camara

Prosecuting Putin’s Aggression Prosecuting Putin’s Aggression

Prosecuting the crime of aggression is the only effective way to target those who are most responsible for the horrors of war. Yet international law does not currently recognize th...

Apr 14, 2022 / Editorial / Philippe Sands for The Nation

America’s Hypocrisy Over Ukraine and “Spheres of Influence”

America’s Hypocrisy Over Ukraine and “Spheres of Influence” America’s Hypocrisy Over Ukraine and “Spheres of Influence”

The principle of each country’s right to determine its own foreign policy clearly does not apply in the Western Hemisphere. 

Apr 12, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

People seated around a horseshoe shaped table watch an on-screen address from Ukraine's president

The Ukraine Crisis Comes to the UN The Ukraine Crisis Comes to the UN

Volodymyr Zelensky delivers an impassioned speech—and the General Assembly revises its role.

Apr 8, 2022 / Barbara Crossette

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