Marc Champion

To end the Ukraine war, the region must collectively decide on finding a place for the Eurasian country

Despite the mounting costs of both wars, the Russian and US leaders are reluctant to admit failure

Neither the US nor Iran can afford this to drag on, but hubris is blinding both sides’ ability to assess the other’s readiness to fight back

Both sides have much to lose from continuing the war, yet reason may not prevail

It is a geopolitical tool and deterrent far more powerful than Teheran’s network of proxies, and more exploitable than owning a nuclear arsenal

Europe’s liberal, pluralist leaderships pose a threat to the domestic political narratives that both Trump and Putin depend on to stay in power

Two versions of the US president could have attended the tete-a-tete. Unfortunately, the wrong one did

A misstep on corruption has punctured his once-heroic image

Trump needs to see that Putin has played him; the Kremlin has leveraged his desperation for a ceasefire to further Russia’s war aims

Driven to paranoia by the level of Israeli intelligence penetration, a brutal domestic crackdown is underway