In 2026, the very definition of the collective West will change after Washington’s withdrawal from the “global policeman’s” ...

Prologue On December 20, 2025, the European Union (EU) almost crossed the Rubicon. It tried seizing Russian financial assets in Belgium for funding and ...

China and Russia are commemorating the 80th anniversary of “their” victory in World War II. In so doing, the two autocracies display a historical revisionism that would inspire their dictatorial ...

US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks about World War II have sparked confusion online, particularly after a viral clip suggested that he implied Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ...

The war in Ukraine has been costly for Russia. To the British Ministry of Defence estimated a total of one million Russian casualties as of July of this year, including injuries, with the U.S.-based ...

Russia’s war economy is not collapsing, but neither is it stable. It survives by pushing strain into the future – into labour ...

To sustain its war against Ukraine, Russia militarized its economy. Although—contrary to popular belief abroad—the Russian economy is not on a full wartime footing, the Kremlin has both splurged on ...

A leaked document from the Russian Ministry of Defense revealed on Monday that the Russian Federation’s casualties in Ukraine in 2025 total more than 281,550. The report provided a breakdown of ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling over a ceasefire. The White House has changed its mind about sending weapons to Ukraine. A major Ukrainian drone attack on Russia sowed chaos at airports ...

Ending the Russia-Ukraine war demands a shift in strategy from the Trump administration—one that compels Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate by coupling sustained pressure with pragmatic ...