Foreign policy

10 things you need to know today: January 14, 2023
A Challenger 2 British tank.
Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: January 14, 2023

Superyacht owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch appears in Hong Kong
The Russian superyacht Nord is seen anchored in Hong Kong.
All Aboard!

Superyacht owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch appears in Hong Kong

10 things you need to know today: October 2, 2022
A view of a destroyed boat in Florida following Hurricane Ian.
Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: October 2, 2022

Senators unveil bill deeming Russia state sponsor of terrorism
Senator Graham and Blumenthal
Russian reign of terror?

Senators unveil bill deeming Russia state sponsor of terrorism

Russia spent over $300 million meddling in foreign politics, U.S. says
Vladimir Putin
'tip of the iceberg'

Russia spent over $300 million meddling in foreign politics, U.S. says

The challenges facing the Summit of the Americas
President Biden.
Briefing

The challenges facing the Summit of the Americas

Biden reverses some Trump restrictions on Cuba
A man drives down a street in Havana, Cuba.
a new era

Biden reverses some Trump restrictions on Cuba

Sleepwalking into war with Russia?
President Biden.
Samuel Goldman

Sleepwalking into war with Russia?

Biden needs to keep his mouth shut
President Biden.
Samuel Goldman

Biden needs to keep his mouth shut

America's decline is greatly exaggerated
The Iwo Jima flag raising.
Jason Fields

America's decline is greatly exaggerated

The facts of life are neoconservative
Vladimir Putin.
Picture of Shay KhatiriShay Khatiri

The facts of life are neoconservative

What are Ukrainians really fighting for?
Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky.
Samuel Goldman

What are Ukrainians really fighting for?

Ukraine unites hawks and their critics
A toy soldier.
Picture of Damon LinkerDamon Linker

Ukraine unites hawks and their critics

The limits of Russia's big stash of small nukes
Earth.
Jason Fields

The limits of Russia's big stash of small nukes

Venezuela releases 2 U.S. prisoners
Nicolas Maduro
Free at last

Venezuela releases 2 U.S. prisoners

The moral mess of banning Russian oil
Oil.
Picture of Joel MathisJoel Mathis

The moral mess of banning Russian oil

Russian opposition to Putin's war is crucial
A protestor.
Saoirse Gowan

Russian opposition to Putin's war is crucial

What Putin should have learned from Afghanistan
Tanks.
Picture of W. James Antle IIIW. James Antle III

What Putin should have learned from Afghanistan

The United States of Europe
Vladimir Putin.
Picture of Damon LinkerDamon Linker

The United States of Europe

Hawk or dove? Biden offers both on Ukraine
President Biden.
Picture of W. James Antle IIIW. James Antle III

Hawk or dove? Biden offers both on Ukraine

Can anti-war sentiment unite the fractured right?
Republicans.
Picture of W. James Antle IIIW. James Antle III

Can anti-war sentiment unite the fractured right?

The real impediment to a dovish GOP
An elephant.
Picture of Damon LinkerDamon Linker

The real impediment to a dovish GOP

Red-baiting at the White House
Joseph McCarthy.
Picture of Joel MathisJoel Mathis

Red-baiting at the White House

A liberal-populist conservative alliance on Ukraine?
Vladimir Putin and Tucker Carlson.
Picture of W. James Antle IIIW. James Antle III

A liberal-populist conservative alliance on Ukraine?

How Joe Biden will determine Republican foreign policy
President Biden.
Picture of W. James Antle IIIW. James Antle III

How Joe Biden will determine Republican foreign policy

Ukraine, Russia, and the problem of the Cold War lens
Vladimir Putin.
Picture of W. James Antle IIIW. James Antle III

Ukraine, Russia, and the problem of the Cold War lens

The false premise making war with Russia more likely
An airplane.
Picture of Damon LinkerDamon Linker

The false premise making war with Russia more likely

Vaccine mandate blowback?
Vaccination.
Picture of Bonnie KristianBonnie Kristian

Vaccine mandate blowback?

Putin calls America's bluff
President Biden and Vladimir Putin.
Picture of Damon LinkerDamon Linker

Putin calls America's bluff

Driving Afghanistan to famine
Famine in Afghanistan.
Picture of Ryan CooperRyan Cooper

Driving Afghanistan to famine

Does Putin want to avoid war?
Vladimir Putin.
Picture of Noah MillmanNoah Millman

Does Putin want to avoid war?

Ukraine hung out to dry?
Vladimir Putin.
Picture of Ryan CooperRyan Cooper

Ukraine hung out to dry?

Feeding the Taliban?
Children.
Picture of Ryan CooperRyan Cooper

Feeding the Taliban?

Dangerously casual about war?
President Biden.
Picture of Bonnie KristianBonnie Kristian

Dangerously casual about war?

Why the world's eyes are on Russia and Ukraine
Vladimir Putin.
Briefing

Why the world's eyes are on Russia and Ukraine