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The creation of puppet “people’s republics” with the goal of annexing them to Russia—like Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and the so-called “LDNR”—isn’t a new tactic from Putin. In his book “Playing …

The Republic of Georgia is following Russia’s lead, taking steps to pass a bill that would ban “LGBT propaganda.” Encouraged by the homophobic rhetoric of the authorities in Tbilisi, anti-LGBT activists …

The Freedom Letters publishing house has defied a demand from the Russian Prosecutor General’s office to cease distribution of “Not-So-Last Words” — a compilation of courtroom statements from 49 political …

The potential for a truce or end to the war in Ukraine raises an urgent question: what will happen when the frontline soldiers return home? A sharp rise in crime …

History shows that tariff wars, similar to the one recently initiated by Donald Trump, have often escalated beyond economic sparring into actual armed conflict. For example, tariffs were among the …

A Korean refugee girl trudges past a stranded M46 tank in Haengju, Korea, carrying her younger brother on her back Discussions of possible ways to end the war in Ukraine …

Rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran — and the looming threat of a new war that could topple the ayatollahs — have once again thrust America’s role as an …

Mexican police display the ice axe used by Ramon Mercader to kill Leon Trotsky. Photo: AP In recent years, Russian intelligence services have intensified their pursuit of Russian émigrés, orchestrating …

On April 25, Reuters published the full text of the U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine. The proposed solution envisages the transfer of several Ukrainian regions to Russia. …

History shows that tariff wars, similar to the one recently initiated by Donald Trump, have often escalated beyond economic sparring into actual armed conflict. For example, tariffs were among the …