The late Soviet premier is popularly regarded as a leader who ushered in a new era. The more complicated truth is that he failed to fully extricate himself from the old one.

The United Kingdom has given a range of financial crimes a sheen of respectability.

The melting Arctic offers a lifeline for the increasingly sanctioned Russian economy.

A survey of the world’s worst nuclear disasters highlights the catastrophic consequences of technical hubris.

From the fall of the Berlin Wall to 9/11, we had relative peace and prosperity. It was an opportunity to salve some festering national wounds. We squandered it completely—and helped give rise to the crises we’re dealing with today.

Sixty-eight congressional Republicans voted against the latest round of Ukraine funding. Sure, it was partly an anti-Biden play—but much more is going on.

The cartel clearly violates more than one U.S. law. We could help lower gas prices by going after it. So why don’t we?

Opposition to U.S. adventurism is principled. But this is Putin’s adventurism, and the left must stand firmly against it.

Some 6,000 Russian elites help prop their leader up. Can they be pressured to see he’s no longer worth it?

Maybe it’s a sign that he knows his botched war has diminished his power. But he did add one caveat to his assent.

His book on global crisis is less interested in plausible solutions than projecting a sheen of authority.

After years of the international song contest trying to stamp politics out of its broadcasts, Ukraine is the betting favorite to win.

Some of the grifters who paved the way for the Russian invasion of Ukraine want to be seen as being on the right side of the war.

And it’s not just the leakers. It’s Biden and his top officials openly speaking of crippling Russia.

The war in Ukraine has rivetingly demonstrated how joining the body is in our national interest.

The U.S. has sent thousands more troops to Europe, and spent billions on weapons for Ukraine. Meanwhile, the Pentagon’s budget continues to grow. Americans are paying the price for it.

The Pentagon chief’s statement suggests a willingness to see the war prolonged. Which just means more unpredictable things could happen.

Putin’s regime spares no effort in distracting and propagandizing the citizenry. But it’s the lies of omission that do the most damage.

British lawyers have long helped corrupt oligarchs protect their ill-gotten loot. The Tennessee Democrat wants to hold these enablers to account.

A chance to reimagine American foreign policy abroad is a chance to shore up our tattered institutions here at home.