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Peace Through Profit: The Problem with Steve Witkoff’s Ukraine Strategy
The president’s dealmaker thinks business can fix any foreign-policy crisis. Putin’s cronies think differently.
Eli Lake
Niall Ferguson: The Beginning of the End of the Ukraine-Russia War
Trump’s latest peacemaking initiative has a better chance of success than the skeptics realize. Both Ukraine and Russia now need a respite from war.
Niall Ferguson
What Ukrainians Think About Trump’s Peace Plan
Volodymyr Zelensky has been hurt by a corruption scandal. But I spoke to Ukrainians who have rallied around his defiance toward the U.S.-Russia…
Aidan G. Stretch
Two Drinks with. . . a Soviet Dissident, in Ukraine
Myroslav Marynovych spent seven years in a gulag, co-founded Ukraine’s first human rights foundation, and helped bring his country out of communism. A…
Aidan G. Stretch
Palmer Luckey and the Future of American Power
Bari Weiss and Palmer Luckey sit down in D.C. for a sweeping conversation about his falling-out with Mark Zuckerberg, AI weapons, why America lost its…
Bari Weiss
1HR 25M
Will Trump End the War in Ukraine Next?
Despite Zelensky’s return to the White House this Friday, there is less hope in Ukraine for a ceasefire than concern that Trump will lose interest in…
Aidan G. Stretch
What Happens When Russia Takes Over Your School
Putin wants to annex eastern Ukraine. This small town already knows what it feels like to get bullied into being Russian.
Aidan G. Stretch
How a Russian Spy Destroyed a Beautiful Mind
Eli Lake tells the story of James Jesus Angleton, a founding father of the CIA who lost himself in the face of Soviet interference.
Eli Lake
1HR 8M
Trump’s Turn Toward Zelensky—and Against Putin
Since their disastrous meeting in February, Trump and Zelensky are finally aligned. They have Russia—and Melania—to thank.
Eli Lake
What Ukraine Is Teaching Worcester, Massachusetts
When the war-torn nation partnered with sister cities across the U.S., it expected aid from the Americans. No one anticipated that help would go in the…
Aidan G. Stretch
How Trump Gained the Upper Hand with Putin
America’s energy policy, NATO solidarity, fighting words, and use of force against Iran changed the strategic equation.
Matthew Continetti
Putin Wants to Destroy Ukraine. Can Trump Stop Him?
Journalist Victor Sebestyen on what he expects from the meeting, the best- and worst-case scenarios, and why American presidents keep misreading Putin.
Peter Savodnik
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