The Undiplomat
Obama's ambassador to Moscow has gotten a rude welcome in Putin's Russia. But he's not going to take it anymore.
View ArticlePutin Is Down With Polygamy
In assenting to coerced, teenage marriages in Chechnya, Russia’s Christian warrior has made a devil’s bargain with an Islamist thug.
View ArticleПутину по нраву многожёнство
Одобрив насильственную выдачу замуж девушек-подростков в Чечне, российский борец за христианские ценности заключил дьявольскую сделку с бандитом-исламистом.
View ArticleVladimir Putin’s Bonfire of the Delicacies
Russia’s ban on Western foodstuffs isn’t just cynical populism — it’s a chance for the Kremlin’s cronies to make a quick buck importing “Belarusian” avocados.
View ArticleVIDEO: Behold Russia’s Latest August Curse
August has always been the cruelest month in Moscow, but this year it’s become caricature.
View ArticleJe Suis Refugee
America can — and must — do more to help Europe’s migrants. I’m living proof of why.
View ArticleExclusive: The Pentagon Is Preparing New War Plans for a Baltic Battle...
But the really troubling thing is that in the war games being played, the United States keeps losing.
View ArticleThe Remarkable Similarity of Putin’s and Obama’s Speeches at the U.N.
When the same words mean very different things.
View ArticleWhat Chekhov Tells Us About Putin’s Syria Airstrikes
Moscow's new war in Syria has the makings of a quagmire. But it'll be bad news for Washington way before that.
View ArticleFall into Fall with Former Warlords!
It's the season for decorative gourds. And frolicking with Chechen strongmen!
View ArticleFrom Russia With Schadenfreude
Having suffered through terrorist attacks of their own, residents of Moscow can empathize with Paris. But that doesn’t mean they sympathize.
View ArticleThe Czar vs. the Sultan
Putin and Erdogan see themselves as heirs to proud empires. But fighter jets and tough talk can’t mask imperial decline.
View ArticleCould a Toll-Free Number Have Saved Brussels?
All the surveillance and intelligence gathering in the world won’t matter if you can’t stop people from becoming terrorists in the first place.
View ArticlePussy for Putin … and Now, Wendi Deng
Is Vladimir Putin really getting “serious” with Rupert Murdoch’s ex-wife?
View ArticleOn Trump, Gefilte Fish, and World Order
The Republican front-runner says America’s foreign policy is terrible — and the portions are too small.
View ArticleIf Islam Is a Religion of Violence, So Is Christianity
The world’s oldest religions all have troubling histories of bloodshed. Singling out Islam is just Trump’s latest, hateful hypocrisy.
View ArticlePutin Plays Nice
Vladimir’s condolences over the latest carnage in France are much sneakier than they seem.
View ArticleIs Trump a Russian Stooge?
The Donald and Vlad might not be holding hands, but they’re clearly friends with benefits.
View ArticleTrump Won Putin’s Focus Group
Judging from Russia’s state-sponsored Twitter coverage of the presidential debate, the Kremlin is anything but a swing state.
View ArticleTrump Won’t Inherit the Land, So He’s Sowing It With Salt
It’s a tactic straight out of Putin’s playbook.
View ArticleVladimir Putin Won’t Be Sweating the Election Result on Tuesday
Moscow insiders say it doesn’t matter who wins on November 8. Putin has America right where he wants it.
View ArticleThe End of the End of the Cold War
Twenty-five years ago this week, the Soviet Union lost the Cold War. And 25 years later, Russia renegotiated the terms of surrender.
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