What Would a War With Ukraine Mean for Ordinary Russians?

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carnegie It seems clear that any war would destroy the still relevant Putinist model of the state as stable and successful. Instead of mobilizing public opinion ahead of the 2024 presidential →

Olympics pushes China on track toward winter sports powerhouse as millions hit ice and snow

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global times With the countdown ticking down to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics coinciding with China's biggest festival, the world's second-largest economy is immersed in hearty anticipation for a →

Can Talks With Russia Diffuse the Ukraine Crisis?

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​national interest​​​ by Mark Episkopos As the Ukraine crisis deepens, Russia and the West dig in for a second round of high-stakes security talks. U.S. ambassador to Russia John Sullivan has →

U.S. Condemns Latest North Korea Missile Launch

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national interest by Stephen Silver North Korea has launched two more missiles, once again drawing condemnation from the United States and other countries. That brings the total of launches by the →

How to Itemize Deductions for the 2022 Tax Season

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​national interest​​​ by Peter Suciu Real estate may be about “location, location, location” – but when it comes to taxes, think “deductions, deductions, deductions.” A deduction cuts the income →

US itself should put out the fire it set in Ukraine: Global Times editorial

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global times US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland on Thursday called on Beijing "to use its influence with Moscow" to urge a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis. →

Are We On the Brink of War? An Interview With Dmitri Trenin

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carnegie by Dmitri Trenin, Elena Chernenko Are we on the brink of an actual military conflict? In the immediate future, say, the coming month, I think the answer is no. As for the longer term, I have →

Nord Stream Shows That Economics Must Align With Security

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national interest by William R. Hawkins The state-owned Nord Stream 2 pipeline is designed to pump gas from Russia to Germany without having to transit through Poland or Ukraine. While Nord Stream 2 →

In Syria, the Classroom Has Become a Battleground

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​national interest​​​ by Marcus Sheff As the higher education system in Syria disintegrates and 2.4 million young people in the country receive no schooling whatsoever, one would be forgiven for →

‘In Romania and Bulgaria, there is this mentality that trains are to be avoided’

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​emerging europe​​​ ‘Cross-border connections are missing’ This is a crucial point, he suggests, for when it comes to making trains in emerging Europe more attractive, particularly from the point of →

‘Freedom Convoy’ rally hits Parliament Hill, demands to end vaccine mandate

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​nation world news​​​ Thousands of truck drivers and others protested across the border vaccine mandates and other public health restrictions for a rally on Parliament Hill. Over the past week, →

US cannot ‘be invincible’ by confronting China: Global Times editorial

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global times US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on January 25, 2022 the America COMPETES Act of 2022. Although the content of this 2,900-page bill is complicated, it focuses on the big theme of →

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