BUSINESS
Putin's faced some tough US presidents. Not this one
The US president says no one has been harder on Russia, but these days no one has been weaker
BUSINESS
Ukraine is just a pawn in a Russian reset
The president’s approach makes US actions more logical, but no less shameful
WORLD
Israel is gaslighting UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon
The UN role is just a function of long Israeli and Lebanese failures
WORLD
Putin's Nuclear Threat: Don’t panic over Russia’s new doctrine
Nuclear warnings are part of a deception strategy with Soviet-era roots. There are other warnings to pay attention to
WORLD
Netanyahu’s conflicts of interest are hurting Israel over the war in Gaza
Hostage executions have highlighted doubts over the prime minister’s motives with regards to a cease-fire
WORLD
Ukraine War: Missile-use limits in Kyiv will mean more refugees in Germany
Germany and the US must allow Kyiv to use its most effective weapons against Russian long-range strikes
WORLD
War in Gaza: Is it time for Israel to break Iran’s ‘strangling loop’?
Support for Netanyahu is rising, but wars are unpredictable and rarely end as hoped
WORLD
Ukraine has a Germany problem again. Here’s how to fix it
Kyiv’s Kursk operation was aimed less at the battlefield than Berlin and other allies
WORLD
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu does have a Gaza strategy — more war
A second-front operation in Lebanon looms, risking disaster for Israel
WORLD
Gaza decision time is approaching for Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu
Refusal to articulate a day-after plan is becoming increasingly untenable
WORLD
Why Ukraine isn't ready for Russia's peace talks
From historians to CEOs, the answer’s the same: Only on our terms
WORLD
Hamas and Netanyahu both have to lose in Gaza
Revelations of the leader’s disdain for civilian life should surprise no one
WORLD
To defeat Putin in Ukraine, NATO needs a new strategy. Here’s a start
Stop talking about ‘liberal’ democracy and the ‘rules-based international order
WORLD
Israeli Rafah Strike: Netanyahu leads country down wrong path in Gaza
But arrest warrants, campus protests and genocide accusations were not inevitable. These were the direct results of Netanyahu’s choices
WORLD
Putin's preparing for a long war better than we are
The Kremlin’s appointment of an economist to run the defense ministry is a sign of grandiose intent
WORLD
Gaza ceasefire should end with Hamas’ exile
The right kind of deal would trade removal of Hamas leaders for Israel’s withdrawal and acceptance of the need for a political settlement
WORLD
Don't let Gaza help Iran cloak its own repression
Remember Woman, Life, Freedom? The abuses never went away
WORLD
Iran hawks want to strike now. They're wrong
It isn’t a question of toughness, but of what can be achieved at what cost
WORLD
Israel’s strike on Iran consulate in Syria shows proxy wars have cost
Tehran was waging war from the shadows, but there were always going to be consequences
WORLD
Turkey’s Erdogan is down, but don’t count him out
The election upset of President Erdogan’s AK Party is just the start in a long fight for liberal democracy
WORLD
Putin's conspiracy theories make Russians less safe
The president’s accusations over the Moscow attack hide a massive security failure
WORLD
Putin forgot that Islamic State thinks he’s part of the West
For Islamic State or al-Qaeda, Putin’s military interventions in Syria and Chechnya are no different from America’s in Iraq or Libya. The presence of a large Russian military base in predominantly Sunni Muslim Tajikistan — the ex-Soviet country that the arrested suspects may have been from — is no less offensive to Islamist ideas than the presence of US military bases in the Gulf. Russia is for them a part of the Christian West. It doesn’t belong anywhere on the territory of their imagined Islamic caliphate
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Gaza's famine warnings will test humanity — and Netanyahu
It’s up to Netanyahu to prove the IPC’s famine predictions wrong. Israel may not be a member of the International Criminal Court, but if he fails to act and the worst happens, that won’t stop its prosecutors from pursuing a well-deserved case a against him
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The Houthis are schooling us in asymmetric warfare
The first challenge is that advances in the production of missiles and drones have democratised extremely powerful weapons that until recently were available only to the richest states. The suicide vest and improvised explosive device are being replaced by the suicide drone and precision-guided missile. The second is a growing asymmetry of vulnerabilities. The Houthis are demonstrating in real time just how target-rich developed nations are
