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China and Russia Are Giving Authoritarianism a Bad Name

Moscow overreached on Ukraine and Beijing on Covid, and now they’re paying for their hubris.

Free Advice for Putin: ‘Make Peace, You Fool’

John Arquilla explains how Ukrainians have adopted the three new rules of war.

How Do We Deal With a Superpower Led by a War Criminal?

There’s never been a pariah state as consequential as Russia.

Ukraine Is the First Real World War

In World War Wired, virtually everyone everywhere can observe the fighting at a granular level, participate in some way or be affected economically.

How to Defeat Putin and Save the Planet

The technology is here. We can now put Putin over a barrel. It is just a matter of leadership and national will.

Xi, Putin and Trump: The Strongmen Follies

This is what happens when a leader wants to be the president for life.

In Ukraine, It’’s Putin’s Plan B vs. Biden’s and Zelensky’s Plan A

Russia’s strategic choices could become increasingly frightening to the West.