3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (308+ words) Excerpt: Jared Kushner Is the Face of American Oligarchy On Nov. 16, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky listened on speakerphone to an unfamiliar voice. This new interlocutor, speaking with a reedy U.S. accent, had a plan for Zelensky: a series of bullet points,…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1058+ words) Analysis: Why Germany Isn’t Punishing Russia Harder Understanding the conflict four years on. Amid an escalating Russian sabotage campaign against Europe, Germany’s measured response to one recent attack is ringing alarm bells for many. But with rising populism at home…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (526+ words) Argument: German Democracy, as We Knew It, Is Over Merz spent years trying to become CDU leader, criticizing former Chancellor Angela Merkel, openly and behind her back, for taking the party too much to the center, for being too generous…...

5+ day, 36+ min ago   (155+ words) Argument: Europe Needs a Real Policy on Israel-Palestine In November 1998, Gaza International Airport opened to much fanfare, a bagpipe and red carpet on hand to welcome the landing of the first jet. U.S. President Bill Clinton subsequently hailed this moment as…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (682+ words) Argument: South Korea Should Help Defend Ukraine’s Skies Understanding the conflict four years on. In July, the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since April 2022, Ukraine intercepted only 29 of Russia’s 195 incoming ballistic missiles, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. Ukraine has…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1726+ words) Profile: The Free Speech Ideologue Taking on Europe Sarah Rogers, who leads the U.S. State Department’s public diplomacy section, loves to be undiplomatic. The Biden administration State Department had sought to create maps that were “more gay,” the former elite trial…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (254+ words) Analysis: Is Europe Ready for a New Era of Russian Dirty Tricks? Understanding the conflict four years on. And that was just the first half of August. Yet Europe continues to dither. German officials seem to be awaiting proof that…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (793+ words) Analysis: Ukrainians Skeptical as Former Defense Minister Pushes for Elections Understanding the conflict four years on. As the sun rose on Aug. 20, rescuers in Kyiv were searching around a nine-story apartment building’s upper floors, which were destroyed after an overnight…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (333+ words) Argument: Why Even a Cornered Putin Won’t Press the Red Button Understanding the conflict four years on. What’s more, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky does not even aim for complete liberation anytime soon. In 2025, Kyiv announced (and has since repeated) that…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (144+ words) But it is plausible that the firewall has contributed to the specifically German phenomenon of rapid growth combined with increasing radicalization. In some other countries, leading far-right forces have moderated somewhat as their success grew. The AfD, however, has taken…...