Authoritarian Threats
President Tokayev has restored order since “Bloody January” and boosted Kazakhstan’s image, but Russia’s economic weakness and tougher US sanctions could cause big problems.
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June 3, 2025
AI and Arms Races
Technology development is not weapons manufacturing. We need new terms for AI competition.
June 3, 2025
The Kremlin — Snared by the Spider’s Web
Ukraine’s bold and unprecedented drone attack on Russia’s strategic bomber fleet has done far more than material damage. Its effects will be felt for years.
June 3, 2025
Britain’s Defenses – Eaten by Locusts
The UK's defense review is a good document with good ideas. But it lacks detail on the key issue — where’s the extra money?
May 30, 2025
“EuroStack”: How Europe Can Compete in Tech
Antitrust will not restore Europe's competitiveness. Digital autonomy, if done right, could.
May 29, 2025
Flick Switch for Better European Energy Security
The European Union worked hard to improve gas flows after the energy crisis sparked by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but it missed a golden opportunity.
May 28, 2025
Putin Can’t Afford an Endless War
Russia’s economy and companies are struggling, and Vladimir Putin needs peace more than he is willing to admit. Ukraine and its allies should negotiate accordingly.
May 27, 2025
A Man of Vision in a Time of (Cold) War
Was the West better served in the Cold War, a time of enormous peril but also of men and women with principles and clarity? Or is that mere nostalgia?
May 27, 2025
Our Dear Friends in Moscow
A new book by the exiled Russian journalists Irina Borogan and Andrei Soldatov tells the story of lost friendships and a broken generation.
May 27, 2025
Putin Turns Peace Efforts to Rubble
Europe must respond more rapidly and with greater determination to halt the Kremlin’s war of aggression.