Ukraine

He shouldn’t allay Putin’s fears about how badly this could end

He and the Soviet government, not the West, brought about the downfall of the USSR

Alluding to ‘Armageddon,’ the president has become a warlord by proxy

Making sure they don’t, and managing the conflict going forward, will require great skill

As Russia’s recent partial mobilization has shown, he is desperate

It wasn’t the American president who sounded like the leader of the free world

Central Asia and the Caucasus are looking elsewhere as China steps in

A trickle of information and Russian history point to a campaign of atrocities

He may soon have to choose between staying in Ukraine and stability at home

There’s no plan, no careful set of chess moves, just an empty void

Instead of moderating its policy, Moscow is fighting fire with fire