Opinion Jun 24, 2025Jun 27, 2025 King Donald: The cult of personality that replaced Republican ideology is destroying the party “No one knows what I’m going to do!” Trump grinned on June 19 when asked about possible plans… Alex Johnson
Opinion Jun 19, 2025Jun 27, 2025 Fission under pressure: Can the Islamic Republic withstand Israel’s onslaught? In the early hours of June 18, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei declared that the battle against “the… Alex Johnson
Opinion Jun 16, 2025Jun 27, 2025 War as usual: Who stands to win from Israel’s strike on Iran — and who will take the fall The Israeli strike on Iran that occurred on the night of June 13 was not unexpected, but it… Alex Johnson
Opinion Jun 11, 2025Jun 11, 2025 Marching in Trump’s shadow: How Britain’s far right scored its first local election victory © Phil Noble / Reuters Dominic Cummings, the influential political strategist and former adviser to ex-Prime Minister Boris… Alex Johnson
Opinion Jun 05, 2025Jun 06, 2025 Fool’s Golden Dome: Why Trump’s space-based missile defense plan is both costly and ineffective for the U.S. On May 20, Donald Trump announced his plan for creating the “Golden Dome” — a missile defense system… Alex Johnson
Opinion Jun 05, 2025Jun 06, 2025 A familiar profile: Putin revives Stalin-era repressive tactics to target critics, “enemies of the people” — and those who stay “silent” At the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum that wrapped up in mid-May, Russia’s Ministry of Justice advocated for… Alex Johnson
Opinion Jun 01, 2025Jun 01, 2025 A dish best served cold: Vladimir Milov on why the slow pace of sanctions should not be considered a failure In late May, reports emerged that the European Commission is weighing a cut in the price cap on… Alex Johnson
Opinion May 23, 2025May 23, 2025 Ties that bind: How Trump’s second term is reshaping (but not breaking) the transatlantic relationship On May 19, during their first joint summit since Brexit, the European Union and the UK signed a… Alex Johnson
Opinion May 16, 2025May 16, 2025 Stage prop talks: Why the Istanbul meeting could not portend peace for Ukraine As should have been expected, Vladimir Putin did not show up for the peace talks in Turkey, and… Alex Johnson
Opinion May 15, 2025May 15, 2025 An inconvenient laureate. How Sergei Loznitsa’s Cannes nomination can help Russia’s anti-war resistance Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa’s latest feature, Two Prosecutors, has been included in the competition of the Cannes Film Festival,… Alex Johnson