We Need a Real Debate About the Ukraine War We Need a Real Debate About the Ukraine War
Those who provide history and context around the conflict should not be silenced or smeared.
May 24, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How Economic Sanctions Shaped Today’s Global Powers How Economic Sanctions Shaped Today’s Global Powers
A conversation with Nicholas Mulder on the evolution and history of sanctions, his new book The Economic Weapon, and the role sanctions play after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
May 17, 2022 / Q&A / Pablo Pryluka
How the War Came to Kalynivka How the War Came to Kalynivka
These refugees from Luhansk thought they were leaving the carnage behind. Instead, it followed them west, making the path to recovery long and uncertain.
May 16, 2022 / Leif Reigstad
When Did the Ruling Class Get Woke? When Did the Ruling Class Get Woke?
A conversation with Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò on his new book Elite Capture, which investigates the co-option of identity politics and the importance of coalitional organizing.
May 9, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Ishan Desai-Geller
The Economic Shock Waves From the War in Ukraine Will Impact Us All The Economic Shock Waves From the War in Ukraine Will Impact Us All
Poor people in wealthy countries will feel the impact, but those in the poorest ones will suffer so much more.
May 6, 2022 / Rajan Menon
The Deadly Illusion of “Victory” The Deadly Illusion of “Victory”
Choosing peace in Ukraine, not ashes and blood.
May 5, 2022 / Michael T. Klare
What Is Left of History? What Is Left of History?
Joan Scott’s On the Judgment of History asks us to imagine the past without the idea of progress. But what gets left out in the process?
May 2, 2022 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell
Should NATO Exist? Should NATO Exist?
David Klion argues that NATO’s function now is to contain a war, while Chase Madar writes that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shows that the US’s European allies are capable of defen...
Apr 15, 2022 / The Debate / David Klion and Chase Madar
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
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