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Strongman Goals: President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office of the White House, September 25, 2025.

Trump’s Authoritarian Envy: The Plight and Peril of a Lame Duck

by Markos Kounalakis February 6, 2026February 5, 2026

Trump's second term.

The Ephemeral Presidency

by Bill Scher January 19, 2026February 3, 2026

Jesus College at the University of Cambridge.

Law and Justice

An American Comes to Jesus

by James D. Zirin November 28, 2025November 29, 2025

Trump’s scramble for a Nobel may be giving Ukraine more leverage than any battlefield success.

Russia's War on Ukraine

Could Trump’s Narcissism Save Ukraine?

by Bill Scher November 26, 2025November 25, 2025

Julia Ioffe, the author, and her new book, Motherland.

Books

Russia Through a Feminist Lens

by Alexander Nazaryan October 21, 2025October 21, 2025

Venezuela. Presideint Nicolas Maduro on indigenous peoples day

Venezuela’s Best Chance for Freedom

by Markos Kounalakis October 17, 2025October 16, 2025

Estonia in the Crosshairs. The tiny Baltic nation and NATO member, fights on against the Russian goliath.

Estonia in the Crosshairs

by Tamar Jacoby October 13, 2025October 11, 2025

Moment of Light: Erika Kirk as she prepares to speak at a memorial for her husband, conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

Good News in a Bad Week

by Jonathan Alter September 30, 2025September 30, 2025

An officer from the Specter Battalion of the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade demines a downed Russian drone near the eastern front in Ukraine.

Russia's War on Ukraine

Downing Russian Drones: “The U.S. and Europe Should Learn From Us”

by Tamar Jacoby September 18, 2025September 17, 2025

Trump's Washington, D.C. Troop Deployment is illustrated here.

Trump’s Troop Deployment: Why It’s Both Ominous and Stupid

by James D. Zirin August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

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