Authoritarian Threats
Clashes in Sudan may mark the early stages of a civil war. Predictably, Russia has helped to make a bad situation worse.
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April 4, 2023
The Scramble for Critical Minerals Heats Up
Both Europe and the US want to loosen China’s grip over minerals needed to build electric cars and other climate-friendly high-tech tools. But rather than cooperate, they risk competing.
April 3, 2023
War Clouds Build in the South Caucasus
It had seemed that Armenia and Azerbaijan were inching toward a definitive peace. No longer.
April 3, 2023
Russia’s Elite — Hold Onto Nurse for Fear of Something Worse
In wartime Russia, strongmen are confused, oligarchs are powerless, and the dictator trusts no one.
March 31, 2023
Like it or Not, the US Faces a Russia-China Axis
The US worries that China is about to supply Russia with weapons and ammunition. But the Beijing-Moscow alliance is already a danger.
March 31, 2023
Protect or Perish: Europe’s Subsea Lifelines
Advanced nations are worryingly vulnerable to attacks on underwater pipelines carrying energy and data. Defending them is suddenly high on the agenda.
March 30, 2023
Russia Evicted From the Heart of Ukraine
Russian-aligned churchmen in Ukraine have been ordered to vacate the 1,000 year-old Pechersk Lavra. The decision is more about politics than religion.
March 30, 2023
Winning Europe’s Energy War with Russia
The first salvos of Russia’s onslaught on European energy have – like many of Russia’s offensives in Ukraine – fallen far short of Moscow’s objectives.
March 29, 2023
Russia’s Wartime Economy: New Wine in Old Bottlenecks
The Kremlin has abandoned long-term policymaking to plug financial holes caused by its self-imposed economic crisis. But the ship of state continues to leak.
March 29, 2023
Nord Stream Deep Dive Finds Putin’s Fingerprints
Reports have blamed Britain, the US, and pro-Ukrainian saboteurs for the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage. Publicly available data tell a different story.