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Moscow's new budget funds another year of war by squeezing everything else, and even that plan is unlikely to survive contact with reality.
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September 28, 2026
Russia’s 2027 Budget: Guns Now, Pay Later
Moscow's new budget funds another year of war by squeezing everything else, and even that plan is unlikely to survive contact with reality.
September 28, 2026
The Russia-North Korea Partnership: Transactional Only
Ties between the two countries are based on self-interest. That opens a small window of opportunity for Ukraine and its allies.
September 25, 2026
How to Fight Putin’s War on Reality
If the West wants change in Moscow, it needs to stop undermining Russia’s opposition media as it reports the truth about the Kremlin’s disastrous war.
September 24, 2026
Choppy Waters: Caspian War Drones Proliferate
The spillover from wars in Europe and the Middle East has hit the Caspian region: Azerbaijan is now arming to deter.
September 24, 2026
Sourcing the Next Blockbuster: Big Pharma Uses Chinese Biotech
Western drugmakers are partnering with Chinese innovators on the frontlines of the fight against cancer.
September 24, 2026
Greenland’s New US Deal: A Bet on the High North
The headline-grabbing settlement on the Greenland dispute opens the way to better relations, but may face some significant hurdles in practice.
September 24, 2026
Dispersal: Saving Ukraine From Russia’s Winter Blitz
Russia plans to freeze Ukraine into submission this winter. There are ways to thwart it and protect the population.
September 22, 2026
Narrative Failure: Russia and the West have a Storytelling Problem
Persuasion is most effective when there’s a compelling story, but after four and a half years of full-scale war, neither Moscow nor the West has produced a clear narrative of the conflict or how it might end.
September 22, 2026
Russian Fertilizer: Nourishing the Roots of War
A lack of sanctions means the Russian fertilizer industry has had a very good war. That needs to change.