Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe
Italy is under attack from a Russia angered by the government’s support for Ukraine.
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April 20, 2022
Poland and Hungary Part Ways on Putin
Viktor Orbán’s closeness to Russia is testing the alliance between Poland and Hungary.
April 18, 2022
Germany Take Heed — We Cannot Be Slaves of Putinland
Putting business interests above all else is ultimately a destructive and short-term approach.
April 18, 2022
Navalny Unleashed
A film about the Russian opposition leader poses hard questions.
April 15, 2022
The Fickle, Failing Friendships of Vladimir Putin
The Kremlin pretends that strong personal relationships are a mark of Russia’s president. That’s not really true.
April 15, 2022
Russia’s Military: Failure on an Awesome Scale
In the wake of the dismal performance by Russia’s military in Georgia in 2008, the Russian Federation poured administrative and financial resources into the military. To no avail.
April 14, 2022
Putin’s People – or Are They?
Russia’s dictator takes power, money, and even human life. Will he pay the price when things go wrong?
April 14, 2022
Sweden Eyes NATO Security Blanket
Sweden’s prime minister and her Finnish counterpart are now strongly hinting that the two countries will join the alliance, and soon. So, what’s changed?
April 13, 2022
Skittish West Emboldens Putin
It is naïve in the extreme to continue the appeasement of a Kremlin dictator hell-bent on the extermination of a major European state. US policy must change.
April 13, 2022
The New Iron Curtain Part 5: Russia’s War Against Silicon Valley
When he came to power, Vladimir Putin ignored the Internet. After discovering its power, he has tried to control it. Now, as he wages war in Ukraine, he wants to suppress it. He must not succeed.