Russia

With constant assaults on the electricity grid, Moscow is adding an explosive twist to an old playbook.

The plan comes as Western leaders debate Ukraine’s ambitions to join NATO.

A new book examines the past and present of Russian thinking on deterrence.

From redrawn maritime borders to suspected sabotage, Moscow is trying to exert power in a long-coveted region.

Attacks on the movement show how insecure Russia’s dictator feels.

Women's NGOs are leading the charge—but not getting the funding they need.

How Washington can reclaim its diplomatic primacy in an authoritarian age.

Washington is finding ways to get Kyiv more money—but keeps it hamstrung from actually fighting the war.

From the United States to Ukraine, music has influenced—and been influenced by—international politics.

A new psychological analysis of Soviet leaders fundamentally alters 20th-century global history.

Washington’s backing for Kyiv and avoidance of risk are increasingly at odds.

Josep Borrell, Europe’s outgoing foreign-policy chief, on the U.S., China, Ukraine, and Gaza. 

Moscow is exploiting Biden’s restrictive rules on U.S. weapons use to make gains, Ukrainian officials say.

Russia’s nuclear threats to reach conventional goals in Ukraine mark a new era of brinkmanship.

The gas giant’s record loss should worry the Kremlin on several fronts.