The world has banded together to defend Ukraine. But will we keep the pressure on Putin—and live with higher gas prices—once the shock of the invasion wanes?
Vladmir Putin
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“We Are Witnessing a New Form of Warfare”
A military-intelligence source explains Ukraine’s chances of victory and how the embattled nation might still get those MiG fighters.
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After Ukraine, Which Party Will Be the National Security Party?
War changes history and politics. Putin’s bloody gambit could redraw the American political map.
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As War Rages in Ukraine, Finland Offers Answers
The Nordic nation’s prosperity and careful neutrality could provide a model for a peace settlement between Moscow and Kyiv.
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How to Make Russia Bleed
Vladimir Putin must pay a heavy price for his invasion of Ukraine. Here’s how we did that to the Soviets in the 1980s.
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The Curious Timing of Putin’s Aggression Toward Ukraine
The Russian president may see a chance to further divide America and create a political liability for Biden during an election year.
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Beyond Our Crises at Home, A Dangerous World Looms
Jobs, pandemics, peace: Foreign policy is increasingly important to everyday life in the United States. The candidates should understand that.
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There’s No Way Trump Didn’t Know About the Russian Bounties
I worked at the State Department for decades. The president’s story doesn’t pass the laugh test.
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Is Trump Projecting When He Accuses Others of Treason?
The president seems to have known about Russia’s bounty on U.S. soldiers—and did nothing about it.
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Putin’s Plain Sight Takeover of Our Government
Trump is replacing the Director of National Intelligence with folks who doubt Russia interfered in 2016.
