Macron Dusts Off the De Gaulle Playbook
Emmanuel Macron has turned to an old strategy: leveraging France’s budding rapprochement with Moscow.
“Putin Has a Plan”
Russia’s president has played a weak hand quite cleverly on the global stage, says Russia expert Angela Stent.
It’s Not Just Trump
Trump’s provocations and bullying grab the headlines. But there are also structural factors causing transatlantic tension.
Stress Test
It’s long been clear who will win Russia’s presidential election. But the campaign is laying bare the flaws within the system Vladimir Putin has …
A Disappearing Trick
Russian foreign policy may seem to follow a clear strategy to restore the country’s position as a global superpower. In reality, it is merely …
The Great Russia Myth
The West should be careful not to make Vladimir Putin’s Russia stronger than it is.
The Eternal Putin
Russia’s president is more a product of the Russian political landscape than its architect.
“Sanction Putin’s Officials, Not Russia’s Economy”
It might seem like Russians stand firmly behind their president. Not so, says opposition leader Ilya Yashin. But the opposition has trouble making itself heard.
Words Don’t Come Easy: “Bromance”
Political journalism’s love affair with a newly minted word must end now.
In Search of Lost Time
Moscow’s warnings of a “new Cold War” are out of sync with today’s realities.
Bypass Operation
With Nord Stream 2 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is nearing his goal of cutting Ukraine out of the gas supply picture.
