Beneath the Surface: Putin’s Officials Signal Trouble
There’s a quiet unease stirring in Moscow’s corridors of power, and it’s not the kind that can be brushed aside with a stern glare or a staged parade. On a…
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There’s a quiet unease stirring in Moscow’s corridors of power, and it’s not the kind that can be brushed aside with a stern glare or a staged parade. On a…
The air around Vladimir Putin’s regime feels heavy these days, thick with the scent of decay. From the gilded halls of the Kremlin to the restless streets of Moscow, cracks…
Ukraine’s war against Russia has taken a bold, unsettling turn. For months, we’ve watched Kyiv’s forces pivot from the grinding, attritional battles along the front lines to a strategy that’s…
It’s hard not to feel a jolt of awe—and a flicker of unease—watching Ukraine’s latest audacious move. A sprawling drone assault, stretching across a swath of Russia larger than France,…
It’s tempting to see Donald Trump’s latest move—vowing to resume Patriot missile deliveries to Ukraine and hinting at a major statement on Russia—as a sudden burst of clarity, a leader…
It’s tempting to view Donald Trump’s recent decision to continue military aid to Ukraine as a mere policy flip, a tactical maneuver driven by political expediency or economic opportunism. After…
There’s a numbing exhaustion that settles in when you watch a conflict spiral beyond reason. Russia’s relentless bombardment of Ukraine—now reaching grotesque heights with nearly 750 drones and missiles in…
There’s a peculiar kind of dread in watching a leader who cannot, or will not, admit defeat. It’s not just the stubbornness—it’s the way that refusal ripples outward, dragging entire…
The United States’ pivot toward an insular “America First” doctrine is quietly eroding its global influence, a shift with tangible echoes in the streets of Brazil. Where once Ford cars…
Russia’s war in Ukraine isn’t about grabbing a few more miles of dirt. That’s the surface-level read, and it’s tempting to stop there, especially when you see maps with front…