Authoritarian Threats
Azerbaijan and Iran want to maintain pragmatic relations. Yet that’s becoming increasingly difficult.
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April 11, 2023
NATO — The Frenemy Within
The alliance has not properly considered the risks emanating from the half-hearted or hostile within the organization.
April 11, 2023
Immanuel Kant vs. Vladimir Putin
The benefits of liberal democratic existence were laid out by a German philosopher more than 200 years ago. These remain, but their survival is not assured.
April 11, 2023
What to Make of the Intelligence Leaks
There has been a huge leak of US intelligence material. It’s not great news, it does some damage, but it doesn’t change the essentials.
April 11, 2023
A Duty to Dissent — the Family Kara-Murza
Vladimir Kara-Murza tells the truths Russia’s rulers can’t bear to hear. As did his father, as did his grandfather.
April 10, 2023
Confronting China and Catching Up on Chips
The US and the EU are gearing up to spend large amounts of public funds to boost domestic semiconductor production. Success is far from certain.
April 9, 2023
Toxic Treatment: Vladimir Kara-Murza
International sanctions on his persecutors are the only hope for the Russian opposition leader.
April 7, 2023
The Russian Rally
Vladimir Putin’s subjects will not rise up to stop the war. Does that mean they support it?
April 6, 2023
Behind the Lines: Defiance on Walls and Skin as Crimea Resists Russian Occupation
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine increased repression in occupied Crimea, and the peninsula’s resistance movement has intensified in response.
April 6, 2023
Reform and Resistance: Georgia’s Path to EU Candidacy
Despite some progress, the Georgian government has not implemented reforms addressing the most significant problems highlighted by the European Commission.