Commentary on Ukrainian politics, elections, and the region, published here and with the Atlantic Council. We write based on our decades of firsthand experience, not AI generated guesstimates.
Christopher Nolan’s new blockbuster film version of the Odyssey is leading the summer box office and renewing international interest in Odysseus, one of the main heroes of the legendary Trojan War.
As Russian President Vladimir Putin grows increasingly isolated domestically and internationally amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, there is renewed speculation over who might one day succeed him and what that this would mean for Russia.
Ukrainians underlined the strength of their democratic instincts in late July by taking to the streets and protesting new legislation that aimed to curtail the independence of the country’s anti-corruption institutions.
The Russian Orthodox Church has approved a remarkable new document that spells out the Kremlin’s intention to destroy Ukraine while also making the ideological argument for a broader confrontation with the Western world.
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