List of Ukraine articles
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Books are seen among the debris in Borodyanka, Ukraine. The Defiance of Celebrating Literature in the Midst of War
How this year’s Lviv BookForum in Ukraine became an act of solidarity.
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Students at a Brooklyn, New York, school take part in a duck and cover drill in preparation for a nuclear attack in 1962. The Dangers of ‘Catastrophic Consequences’
Sixty years after the Cuban missile crisis, Biden is re-creating nuclear deterrence on the fly.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at the Kremlin in Moscow Why Putin’s Nuclear Gambit Is a Huge Mistake
The only thing more terrifying than Russian nuclear use is letting fear drive Western strategy.
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Police officers detain a woman during a protest against military mobilization in Moscow on Sept. 21. As War Hits the Homefront, Russia’s Defeat Inches Closer
Battlefield losses, military corruption, and a disastrous mobilization drive have broken the social contract.
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Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Why the World Should Be Worried About Chechnya
The tiny territory and its bellicose leader reveal the fragility of Russia’s multiethnic federation.
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People stand in front of an Ukrainian national flag fluttering as dark smoke and flames rise from a fire following an air strike in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, on March 26, 2022. Ukraine Is the World’s Foreign-Policy Rorschach Test
There are two basic ways to think about the war—and the world.
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Firefighters conduct work on a building destroyed by Russian attacks in Kyiv, Ukraine. Why Putin Is Escalating Aerial Bombings in Ukraine
Former CIA analyst Andrea Kendall-Taylor on the hard-liners who have increasing sway over Moscow’s choices.
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The UN logo is shown with the word "Disarmament" on the wall behind it. Why the War in Ukraine Won’t Spark a Nuclear Proliferation Cascade
Arguments to the contrary overlook the complexity of nuclear decision-making.
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Adolf Hitler greets British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain at Munich in 1938. Ukraine Isn’t Munich—or Vietnam or Berlin
Historical analogies can harm more than help in understanding crises.
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A picture taken on March 24, 2020, shows grounded Air France airplanes at the Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport north of Paris, on the eight day of a lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19. How Nuclear Conflict Could Halt Global Air Traffic
Closed Russian airspace isn’t the biggest threat to global aviation—it’s the risk of nuclear weapons use grounding all commercial planes.
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A Ukrainian flag flies amid black smoke in an otherwise bright blue sky above buildings in Lviv. Biden’s Soft Underbelly on Ukraine
The Biden administration’s fear of provoking Putin and risking World War III has become an excuse to do less for Ukraine.
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A photo dated September 1945 of the remains of the Prefectural Industry Promotion Building after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. To Avert Armageddon, Push for a Cease-Fire in Ukraine
For Kyiv and its allies, negotiating an imperfect peace is preferable to risking a catastrophic nuclear confrontation.
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A Ukrainian woman carries her child off a train in Poland. Winter Is Coming—for Ukrainian Refugees
There is growing pushback in Central and Eastern Europe against the millions of people displaced by Russia’s war.
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A military aide carries the "nuclear football," which contains launch codes for nuclear weapons, while walking to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House Oct. 3. Why NATO Needs to Plan for Nuclear War
As the alliance meets this week, leaders must discuss how they will react if Russia uses weapons of mass destruction.
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A fighter in a territorial defense unit, supporting the regular Ukrainian army, holds a Kalashnikov rifle decorated with a Ukrainian flag ribbon during a combat training exercise near Bucha, Ukraine, on June 17. Ukraine Wants to Be NATO’s Friend—With Benefits
Spearheaded by a former NATO chief, the Kyiv Security Compact would put Western security guarantees in writing—but it might be too much for Washington to stomach.
