How Russia Evades Western Sanctions Shady trade routes and oil tankers keep the Russian economy ticking over. Sonny Loughran 15 Oct 2024 · 9 min read
Towards a New Liberal International Order It is time for democratic countries to accept that the existing system is broken and that they must develop a new global security architecture. Matt Johnson 11 Oct 2024 · 26 min read
Over-Learning the Lessons of Iraq Russia, Iran, and the failure of US resolve. Oscar Clarke 8 Oct 2024 · 10 min read
NATO and the Return of Trump If the United States abandons Europe, Beijing will be more emboldened than ever. Matt Johnson 17 Sep 2024 · 8 min read
Kremlin Cash The Tenet media scandal and the convergence of right-wing American punditry and Russian propaganda. Cathy Young 8 Sep 2024 · 9 min read
A New Phase in the War The notion that Ukraine is a hopeless cause has been dramatically refuted by the audacious incursion into the Kursk Oblast. Brian Stewart 24 Aug 2024 · 7 min read
The Return of History: Liberal Values and Global Realities Only when we understand the fragility of liberal democracy will we be properly motivated to defend it. Zak Schneider 21 Aug 2024 · 9 min read
A Devil of a Deal Putin will rejoice at this prisoner exchange, secure in the knowledge that hostage-taking has not yet reached the point of diminishing returns. Brian Stewart 2 Aug 2024 · 6 min read
Trouble in Outer Manchuria As Moscow’s dependence on Beijing grows, the CCP has set its sights on the Russian Far East. Aaron Sarin 29 Jul 2024 · 9 min read
Siberia: Russia’s Neglected Heartland A wiser Russian leadership could transform Siberia from a region known for penal colonies and poverty into one of prosperity and connectivity. Robert C. Thornett 11 Jul 2024 · 9 min read
A Conversation with Natan Sharansky Former Israeli politician and refusenik, Natan Sharansky, speaks about his correspondence with Alexei Navalny and his nine years in USSR prisons. Pamela Paresky 1 Jul 2024 · 19 min read
Defending Democracy with Drew Pavlou: Quillette Cetera Episode 34 The student activist discusses the risks that Iran, China, and Russia, and their Western sympathisers, pose to liberal democracies. Zoe Booth 27 Apr 2024 · 1 min read
Nostalgia for Confinement Why are some in Russia and Eastern Europe pining for the communist system that once oppressed them? John Lloyd 18 Apr 2024 · 8 min read
Unilateral Illiberalism Tucker Carlson’s fawning interview with Vladimir Putin shows that he will never pose a threat to despotism. Brian Stewart 7 Mar 2024 · 8 min read
Ukraine Goes to Court Ukraine has therefore pursued multiple legal avenues in response to the aggression. Emiliano Polo 29 Feb 2024 · 9 min read
