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Navalny’s Challenge to Putin’s Russia

The reported death of a leading dissident reveals how deeply his crusade against corruption has challenged Russia’s autocratic leader, Vladimir Putin.

Why Marwan Barghouti Is So Popular

His name may not be familiar to many Americans, but people in the Middle East know it well.

Ukraine Doesn’t Need All Its Territory to Defeat Putin

Putin is not trustworthy, but if he turns out to be serious, Ukraine should not pass up an opportunity to end the bloodshed.

The Collapse of Newspapers Puts Democracy in Peril

Local newspapers are failing. That’s a threat to democracy.

Violence by West Bank Settlers Cannot Be Ignored

The Palestinians there whom I spoke to by telephone said people were aware of how terrible the consequences of an uprising would be.

The Lost Promise of the Oslo Accords

The hopes briefly raised by a handshake 30 years ago can be more than a sad footnote to history.

I Lived Through Canada’s Summer Wildfire Smoke

Canada’s wildfires show that extreme weather conditions around the world are interconnected and insidiously accelerating.

Prigozhin and the Long and Infamous History of Failed Russian Rebellions

Putin may emerge weakened, strengthened or vindictive.

Is Putin’s Russia Worse Than the Soviet State?

Vladimir Putin has made himself the personal embodiment of the Russian state.
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