Over-Learning the Lessons of Iraq
Russia, Iran, and the failure of US resolve.
Oscar Clarke
· 10 min read
Russia
A collection of 70 posts
NATO and the Return of Trump
If the United States abandons Europe, Beijing will be more emboldened than ever.
Matt Johnson
· 8 min read
Kremlin Cash
The Tenet media scandal and the convergence of right-wing American punditry and Russian propaganda.
Cathy Young
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 8 min read
Ukraine Goes to Court
Ukraine has therefore pursued multiple legal avenues in response to the aggression.
Emiliano Polo
· 9 min read
Alexei Navalny 1976–2024
The life and death of a complex and courageous dissident.
John Lloyd
· 14 min read
The Return of Terror’s Architect
The restoration of a statue of Felix Dzerzhinsky in Moscow illuminates the gulf that now divides Russian society.
John Lloyd
· 9 min read