A Conversation With Stephen Kotkin Stephen Kotkin is a preeminent historian of Russia and the author of an acclaimed three-volume biography of Joseph Stalin (the third volume is forthcoming). Executive Editor Justin Vogt spoke with him...
Prigozhin’s Rebellion Ended Quickly, but It Spells Trouble for the Kremlin – By Liana Fix and Michael Kimmage Russia’s war against Ukraine has destroyed the mystique of Russian President Vladimir Putin as an untouchable...
The War in Ukraine Hinges on One Man’s Thoughts and Feelings – By Rose McDermott, Reid Pauly, and Paul Slovic Shortly after the West rebuked Russia for its 2022 invasion of Ukraine and imposed...
To the Editor: Matthew Connelly and Patricia Irvin raised several important points in their recent article about the need for greater diversity in the U.S. intelligence community (“How Secrecy Limits Diversity,” May 12, 2023). From the...
The Security-Clearance Process Keeps Many Qualified People Out of America’s National Security Workforce – By Matthew Connelly and Patricia Irvin In December 2022, the Department of Energy announced that it was righting a historic...
As Others Slow, a Youthful Continent Can Drive Growth – By Jack A. Goldstone and John F. May In recent decades, the engine of the world economy has been the spectacular growth of China....
For Finance, the Blockchain’s Risks Far Outweigh Its Rewards – By Hilary Allen On November 11, 2022, the cryptocurrency exchange FTX collapsed, nine days after a copy of the balance sheet of its affiliated...
What the War in Ukraine Has Revealed About Effective Governance – By Nataliya Gumenyuk This article is part of a series examining what a year of war in Ukraine has revealed. In July 2021, seven months...
Why the New President Will Need to Strengthen the State Over the past two decades, Nigeria’s democracy has grown much more competitive. Elections have become more transparent and less susceptible to elite manipulation. The...
What the Disaster in Ukraine Has Done to the Kremlin—and to Russia – By Michael Kimmage and Maria Lipman | January 13, 2023 Winning a long war requires a mobilization of troops and supplies that can...
