List of Eastern Europe articles
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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 4. Putin’s War Was Never About NATO
Russia makes its own choices—however bad they are.
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A young Czech woman shouts at Soviet soldiers The West Needs a Cure for Cold War Fever
Yes, a new cold war is upon us. It’s time to stop talking about it and start trying to win it.
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Protesters hold signs that read "No-Fly Zone = WW3" and "Ceasefire now." Why America’s Far Right and Far Left Have Aligned Against Helping Ukraine
The discourse surrounding Russia’s war on Ukraine has created strange bedfellows.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. What Ukraine Can Tell Us About China
Russia’s invasion might inadvertently reveal much about Beijing’s future plans.
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North Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski EU Enlargement Is Broken in the Balkans
Ukraine and Moldova are shortlisted for the European Union. Ask North Macedonia how that went.
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United Nations troops fight in the streets of Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 20, 1950. Ukraine Is the Korean War Redux
Russia’s invasion heralds the transition to a new global order—but it will be less stable than the Cold War.
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos arrives for a meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the U.K. diplomatic residence in New York City on Sept. 20, 2021. Billionaires Can Arm Ukraine
The ultra-rich should dip into their deep pockets—for their own sake.
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Ukrainian soldiers fire a French CAESAR self-propelled howitzer at Russian positions near the front line in the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine on June 15. Biden’s Endgame Shouldn’t Be Victory for Ukraine
There is no realistic scenario for Ukraine to win. Washington should push for a settlement.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the press in Bucha, Ukraine, on April 4. Does Kyiv Need a Marshall Plan?
Top policymakers discuss how to rebuild Ukraine.
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A portrait of Alexander Pushkin. From Pushkin to Putin: Russian Literature’s Imperial Ideology
Russian classical literature, chock full of dehumanizing nationalism, reads disturbingly familiar today.
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Anti-tank obstacles are shown on a wheat field in southern Ukraine's Mykolaiv region on June 11. Here’s How to Help Ukraine Handle Putin’s Food Blockade
Creative storage and transport of the new harvest can undercut Russia’s weaponization of global hunger.
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Photographs of Russia's war in Ukraine are displayed as part of an exhibition at the railway station where trains from Moscow to Kaliningrad pass by on Apr. 26, 2022 in Kalveliai, Lithuania. Will the Kaliningrad Crisis Lead to War?
Lithuania’s muscular move to enforce EU sanctions by blocking Russian rail cargo could risk escalating the Russia-NATO conflict.
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The United Nations Security Council gathers. Take Realist Arguments Over Russia in Good Faith
As Thucydides’s history shows, wielding power needs open debate.
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Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, visits a mass grave in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on April 13. Can Plea Bargains Save the ICC?
Negotiated settlements would allow the court to go after more bad actors and could even mitigate further atrocities.
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Russians in Poland protest Poland Has Had It With Russia
The ratings are out: And Biden falls alongside Putin.
