Visiting Ukraine, would I find a grim, tense nation shaking off its Soviet past and at war with itself? I discovered a vibrant society and hopeful youth. “Heavenly Hundred” Memorial. (Photo by Bernd Debusmann, Jr.) Landing in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev...
New U.S. sanctions on Russia might look like just another diplomatic move following Russia’s annexation of Crimea. But they could have dire consequences. Part of the U.S. embassy in Moscow, Russia, 28 July 2017. (EPA/Sergei Chirikov) The U.S. Congress has...
Taking up arms against fake news, a team of experts in Europe’s capital is highlighting fake news peddled by pro-Kremlin news outlets. Rebel soldiers at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, Eastern Ukraine, 20 July 2014 (EPA/ Robert Ghement) The...
Donald Trump shocked Europeans when he called NATO “obsolete.” But the threat the continent faces from Russia is not conventional war. Estonian soldiers during NATO exercise near Vilnius, Lithuania, 2 December 2016.(EPA/Olivier Hoslet) Is Donald Trump...
Pulling your hair out over Donald Trump? Don’t panic yet. Soon the President-elect will start feeling cross-currents. It’s the rule of checks and balances. Protesters demonstrate against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, New York, 12 November 2016...