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March 7, 2023

Russia
The Precarious Future of Russian Democracy

When the new Russia emerged from the wreckage of the Soviet Union in 1991, it was widely expected to embark on a democratic transition. In the then dominant Western narrative, it had no alternative i…

February 2, 2022

Russia
Putin's Ukraine Quagmire

Putin's mostly manufactured crisis risks leaving Russia worse off.

Russian President Vladimir Putin trains with members of the Russian national judo team in Sochi on February 14, 2019.

April 11, 2019

Europe
How Things Could Turn Ugly With Brexit

The big day was March 29. Then it was April 12. And now Europe’s powers have decreed that Britain has until Oct. 31 to decide how — or indeed whether — it would like to leave the European Union. At t…

Chairman Richard Tice speaks at the launch of the newly created 'Brexit Party' campaign for the European elections, in Coventry, Britain April 12, 2019. (Eddie Keogh/Reuters)

January 13, 2020

United Kingdom
Brexit’s Finish Line Is Only the "End of the Beginning" for Britain and the European Union

The United Kingdom faces numerous uncertainties as Brexit nears its nominal finish line.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in London.

August 19, 2019

Global Governance
The G-7 Gathers in Biarritz for a Dysfunctional Family Reunion

This weekend, leaders from the G-7 will convene for their annual summit, this time in Biarritz, France. French President Emmanuel Macron, who is spearheading France’s G-7 presidency this year, bills …

Police officers in Biarritz