Europe Awaits Trump II The president-elect’s arrival in the White House will likely galvanise the European New Right and doom the Ukrainian resistance. John Lloyd 11 Nov 2024 · 8 min read
From Terror Tunnels to Suicide Drones Military innovations in the current Middle East conflict are changing the nature of warfare and are likely to be widely copied around the world in the future. Benny Morris 8 Nov 2024 · 12 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
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
Empathy for the Devil: The Fantasy of ‘Progressive Realism’ Realists may believe international relations is all about mindless forces balancing and smashing into each other, but it’s actually about ideology, institutions, history, and the personalities of human beings. Matt Johnson 30 Jul 2024 · 20 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
The Vilnius Fiasco There is a better way to protect Ukrainian sovereignty and security—and long-term Western interests—than NATO membership. Adam Garfinkle 4 Jan 2024 · 24 min read
Apostles of Appeasement A short history of phoney peace groups and their fellow travellers. Oscar Clarke 5 Dec 2023 · 11 min read
Unrealistic Realism on Ukraine Moral relativism, and its equally dubious corollary of moral equivalence, too often mars contemporary Realists’ conceptions of political realities. Borys M. Kowalsky 14 Nov 2023 · 13 min read
A Country in the Making Sean Penn’s surprising new documentary explores “extreme history” in war-torn Ukraine. Brian Stewart 29 Sep 2023 · 6 min read
The Ukrainian Year Ukraine has been instrumental in restoring a focus on what matters to the people and elected leaders of the West. Jesse Inman 26 Feb 2023 · 5 min read
Mearsheimer: Rigor or Reaction? What John J. Mearsheimer gets wrong about Ukraine, international affairs, and much else besides. Matt Johnson 15 Feb 2023 · 21 min read
Democracy’s Trenches The idea that the war in Ukraine is not our business is seductive but dangerously mistaken. John Lloyd 4 Jan 2023 · 11 min read
