Authoritarian Threats
Sooner or later, the Ukraine war will be over. However it ends, Russia will face a tough choice: what should its military look like in the future?
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April 24, 2025
Russia’s Military Predicament
Sooner or later, the Ukraine war will be over. However it ends, Russia will face a tough choice: what should its military look like in the future?
April 24, 2025
NATO and the End of Military Self-Indulgence
NATO’s founding treaty obliges members “to maintain and develop [the]...capacity to resist armed attack.” That has been seriously weakened by peacetime posturing.
April 24, 2025
Russia’s Strategy and Military Thinking: Evolving Discourse by 2025
Russian military thinkers have realized that the current Russian armed forces are far from what they should be for modern warfare.
April 23, 2025
Please, Do Not Betray My Crimea
Crimea is not just a lump of land, it is the home to many hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians. In exile or under occupation, it is a part of our soul.
April 22, 2025
How Russia’s Economic Retreat Could Become a Rout
Economic indicators are flashing orange. If the Kremlin gets it wrong, they may turn red.
April 22, 2025
Chip Challenges: Tariffs, Trade Restrictions, and China
Semiconductors struggle on the front lines of global economic turbulence. Beijing could profit.
April 22, 2025
China’s Spring Courtship Fails to Win Europe’s Heart
Beijing’s early attempts to exploit Western divisions over tariffs have met a wall of EU skepticism. For now, at least.
April 21, 2025
The Harsh Realities of Russian-Occupied Ukraine
The Kremlin proclaims “the restoration of new regions” in occupied Ukraine, but the reality is worsening poverty and lawlessness as Russia’s economic problems grow.
April 18, 2025
In Defiance of Putin: The Foreign Capital Rebuilding Ukraine
With war losses exceeding $170bn, Ukraine’s recovery demands massive investment. And, despite daily attacks, international companies are flocking to help.
