Europe
Sometimes sanctions hurt the West as well as the targeted regime, but that cannot be a reason to hesitate.
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February 9, 2022
Hungary Exports Nationalism Via Facebook
New research indicates that the Hungarian government is succeeding in leveraging social media to sell its illiberal messages among diaspora communities.
February 9, 2022
Mr. Scholz Goes to Washington: A Lesson in Expectation Management
Germany’s redlines on Ukraine have been predictable though frustrating. The United States should adjust accordingly
February 8, 2022
US Tech Sanctions Will Hit Putin Hard
Russia has worked hard to achieve autarky in many areas, but it has not yet succeeded in tech. US retaliatory measures would bite.
February 8, 2022
Russia’s Five (False) Narratives for War
The Kremlin and its agents are peddling false arguments to amplify the case for war in Ukraine. They are rice-paper thin.
February 8, 2022
A Leading German Social Democrat Questions Europe’s Big Tech Crackdown
The EU is moving fast to introduce new market regulation instruments for a few large digital companies – without thinking through the implications.
February 8, 2022
Little Austria Throws a Giant Wrench Into Transatlantic Data Flows
Europe’s standoff with America over digital privacy may be coming to a head — sparked by a little-noticed court decision in Austria.
February 8, 2022
With Enemies Like Russia’s Communists, Putin Doesn’t Need Friends
Russia’s President is blessed with an opposition more bellicose than he is.
February 8, 2022
Russia Deploys Occupation Enforcers Close to Ukraine
If Vladimir Putin does decide to invade Ukraine, units of the notorious Russian Guard, or Rosgvardiya, will follow behind combat units to impose order.
February 7, 2022
Belarus: Putin’s New and Loyal Protectorate
The independence of action that Belarus’s dictator carved out for himself over three decades in power has gone. The country now does what the Kremlin tells it.