Armenia’s Revolution: A Flickering Light in a Darkening Europe Armenia’s Revolution: A Flickering Light in a Darkening Europe
This is the first insurrection in a post-Soviet state that legitimately boiled up from the streets, free of influence from outside forces.
Dec 7, 2018 / Marc Cooper
What’s Really Behind France’s Yellow Vest Protest? What’s Really Behind France’s Yellow Vest Protest?
It’s not just about the fuel tax; it’s about anger at ever-increasing burdens on the working class.
Dec 7, 2018 / Editorial / Cole Stangler
Britain May Be Headed for a Constitutional Crisis Over Brexit Britain May Be Headed for a Constitutional Crisis Over Brexit
The issue has jammed up the nation’s politics, consumed it—and broken it. Does Labour have a solution?
Dec 6, 2018 / Rachel Shabi
New Cold War Dangers New Cold War Dangers
The Russian-Ukrainian military conflict in the Kerch Strait illustrates again how this Cold War is more dangerous that was its predecessor.
Dec 5, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Congress Takes a Critical Step Toward Reasserting Its War-Powers Control Congress Takes a Critical Step Toward Reasserting Its War-Powers Control
A Senate resolution to end US support for Saudi-led conflict in Yemen shows that the politics of war are finally evolving.
Dec 4, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
War With Russia? War With Russia?
The New Cold War is more dangerous than the one the world survived.
Dec 3, 2018 / Feature / Stephen F. Cohen
Deal or No Deal? The Season Finale of the United Kingdom Deal or No Deal? The Season Finale of the United Kingdom
No one knows for sure how the Brexit episode will end.
Nov 28, 2018 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
Ukraine’s Pinochet Scenario Ukraine’s Pinochet Scenario
Did President Poroshenko use a clash with Russia to try to shut down internal opposition?
Nov 28, 2018 / Nicolai N. Petro
Russian Diplomacy Is Winning the New Cold War Russian Diplomacy Is Winning the New Cold War
Washington’s attempt to “isolate Putin’s Russia” has failed and had the opposite effect.
Nov 21, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
How the ‘Natural Family’ Movement Brought Its War of Values to the Balkans How the ‘Natural Family’ Movement Brought Its War of Values to the Balkans
Populist leaders with an increasingly autocratic bent are finding that it pays to jump on this ultraconservative bandwagon.
Nov 21, 2018 / Claudia Ciobanu