Return To Sender: Ukraine’s growing long-range strike capacity has pushed the war’s impacts deeper into Russia this spring. Here, debris dangles from a damaged apartment building after a Ukrainian drone attack in Moscow on May 4, 2026.

Could the Tide Be Turning in Ukraine?

by Tamar Jacoby June 1, 2026June 1, 2026

The long-range drones and missiles pummeling Russia showcase Kyiv’s growing military might and its determination to end its dependence on Western allies.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has intensified winter drone and missile attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in an effort to break civilian morale.

Russia’s War on Ukraine

Putin’s Energy Blitzkrieg is Backfiring

by Tamar Jacoby January 29, 2026January 28, 2026

As U.S. reliability fades and great-power coercion returns, Europe confronts a radical question: can it secure itself without its own nuclear deterrent?

Featured

Why Europe Needs Its Own Nuclear Deterrent

by Markos Kounalakis January 26, 2026January 26, 2026

German troops receive the new G95 assault rifle at a Bavarian training base in December 2025, as Berlin accelerates a once-unthinkable military buildup.

Magazine

Germany’s Rearmament Is Stunning

by Tamar Jacoby January 7, 2026February 3, 2026

Maritime muscle: Greek-flagged ships in port—a sealift capacity NATO’s balance sheets don’t count.

Foreign Policy

NATO’s Myopic Accounting Ignores Maritime Superpower Greece

by Markos Kounalakis December 22, 2025December 20, 2025

Firefighters work on the site of a burning building after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, early Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Russia’s War on Ukraine

A Deadly Night in Kyiv Makes a Mockery of the Peace Process

by Tamar Jacoby August 29, 2025August 29, 2025

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Germany’s Rearmament Is Stunning

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