Renewed hope on Ukraine’s Independence Day
I was dreading this day last year. This year, I have high hopes
World
Thursday
Friday
Fear and complacency in Taiwan
Taiwanese officials talk tough. Are they as prepared as they claim?
Europe is not a museum
The continent is changing faster than America
Why Taiwan’s defense is in the American national interest
America would face a crisis of confidence from its allies if it failed to defend the island
Thursday
The Biden admin was prepared to leave our Afghan allies behind
Veteran-led groups filled the gap
Tuesday
Exclusive: How Covid protocol disrupted the Afghanistan withdrawal
‘One Marine dryly noted, “There were greater threats to life at the airfield than Covid”’
Thursday
Seeking accountability for Afghanistan with the Gold Star families
‘I know if God were to show up that morning and say “thirteen of you,” her hand would have gone up’
Sunday
The atomic bomb saved Japanese lives, too
The choices we face are often not between good and bad but between bad and worse
Tuesday
Why has a US soldier entered North Korea?
Motivations are still unclear, but Private King had been disciplined before the incident
Monday
What would Trump’s second-term foreign policy look like?
To the extent the former president has a worldview of his own, it is best understood as a smorgasbord of nationalism and pseudomercantilism
Monday
Oslo Freedom Forum: where dissidents blow off steam
Freedom isn’t free. But the Champagne is
Biden chickens out on Ukraine and NATO
‘I don’t think Ukraine is ready for NATO’
Friday
Afghan leaders say country is a terror haven
‘Just because Biden left Afghanistan does not mean the terrorists decided to end their war on the West’
Monday
Russian failure is a lesson for America
Ideological obedience is toxic to merit, innovation and military risk taking
Saturday
Prigozhin turns back, halting ‘coup’ attempt
The Kremlin has denied reports that Putin fled to St. Petersburg
Friday
Wagner Group leader claims Russian forces attacked his troops
Yevgeny Prigozhin has issued his most pointed threats yet to Russia’s military leadership
Sunday
How the Ukraine war remade our world
Victory against Russia will always be just around the corner
What did the Habsburgs ever do for us?
Eduard Habsburg thinks the world has a lot to learn from his imperial family
The Polish miracle
How the Eastern European country grew powerful and prosperous
Tuesday
Where is today’s equivalent of the Free Tibet movement?
It’s impossible to imagine a ‘Stop Uighur Genocide’ concert headlined by Beyoncé, The Weeknd or Ariana Grande
