The Globalist

What Putin learned from the 1989 German revolution — and how he misunderstood it

Ten ways Putin’s Crimea intervention re-opens the door to territorial claims against Russia.

Grandstanding in Crimea runs counter to Russia’s economic interests — and may cost Putin his power.

Viktor Orbán and Vladimir Putin as cross-ideological autocratic allies.

How political art helps us grasp unpleasant political realities: The case of Russia/Soviet Union.

What it means for the Middle East.

What has brought Russia’s Putin and Pope Francis together?

A work of fiction, Murder at the Dacha, portrays a Russia of the past — and the present.

Is Russia once again, to quote Ronald Reagan, the Evil Empire?

Putin’s Russia now takes the United Nations Security Council far more seriously than the U.S. government does.