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Horseshoe Theory Comes to Ukraine

Putin’s Western apologists don’t reflect the usual conflict between Left and Right—but rather comprise an example of both poles making common cause against the center.

The Quillette Editorial Board

16 Sep 2022 · 7 min read

The New Eurasian Century

The current crises in eastern Europe reflect more than just Kremlin mischief-making—they reflect the first fruits of an emerging world order that spans the vastness from Beijing to Berlin. Unlike the longstanding liberal status quo, with its roots in classical civilization and the Enlightenment, this emerging alternative draws upon

Joel Kotkin

15 Feb 2022 · 8 min read

What Putin Really Wants

On Russian President Vladimir Putin’s desk sits a bronze statue of Peter the Great, the tsar who spent his four decades in power waging war on neighbors to establish his country as a great power in Europe. Peter would have understood the nature of the current conflict in Eastern

Christopher Miller

14 Feb 2022 · 7 min read

Revisiting Kirkpatrick

Constructive relationships with dictatorships will be key to protecting US interests without direct military involvements.

Niranjan Shankar

24 Aug 2021 · 15 min read

America the Indispensable

As the US was convulsed by the Floyd protests and violence in 2020, the Chinese foreign minister had the gall to denounce the “systemic and persistent existence” of repression of “people of color.”

Joel Kotkin

18 Aug 2021 · 12 min read

The Rise of the Ungovernables

Why is this happening now? The usual response is to blame it all on the politicians.

Ross Stitt

1 Mar 2019 · 10 min read

The Fragility of the Liberal World Order

For Kagan, the architects of the post-war order sought to wed America’s new-found superpower to the construction of a world order that reflected the domestic values of America itself: a liberal international order.

Doug Stokes

23 Sep 2018 · 8 min read

The Restart of History and the Russia Question

There should be no misunderstanding that Russia is an adversarial great power.

Sumantra Maitra

10 Nov 2016 · 9 min read