Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Foreign Affairs
03/10/2022
Why a No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine Could Be—Literally—the Worst Idea Ever
The author and foreign policy critic Robert Wright joins the podcast to debate the pros and cons of a no-fly zone.
03/10/2022
Music as resistance: Kyiv’s orchestra plays on
The war with Russia broke up the orchestra. More than half of its musicians fled the capital. And with that, the music died.
03/10/2022
Boycotting Russian Culture Doesn’t Help Ukraine
Cutting ties with artists and writers risks compounding the dehumanization it means to protest.
03/10/2022
Opinion: This Is Why Putin Can’t Back Down
Carl von Clausewitz famously asserted that war is the continuation of politics by other means. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is the continuation of identity politics by other means.
03/10/2022
What Could Go Right? Peace is the norm
Ukraine, Russia, and the big-picture decline of war and conquest; bipartisan agreement in the US; and more
02/25/2022
Opinion: We Have Never Been Here Before
The seven most dangerous words in journalism are: “The world will never be the same.” In over four decades of reporting, I have rarely dared use that phrase. But I’m going there now in the wake of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
02/27/2022
How the Crisis in Ukraine May End
We’re still looking at a range of possibilities, including de-escalation and a great-power conflict.
03/01/2022
George Packer on the War in Ukraine
George Packer and Yascha Mounk discuss how Putin’s invasion reshapes the global struggle between democracy and autocracy
02/28/2022
Ukraine war: Has Putin overplayed his hand?
After weeks of military buildup and lies, Russia has attacked Ukraine. We are watching a worst-case scenario — a full invasion by land, sea, and cyberspace — play out in real time.
02/28/2022
José Andrés and his World Central Kitchen feed refugees fleeing Ukraine
Ukrainian people crossing into neighboring Poland as they flee the violence from the Russian invasion of their country face an uncertain future.
03/01/2022
Opinion: I See Three Scenarios for How This War Ends
The battle for Ukraine unfolding before our eyes has the potential to be the most transformational event in Europe since World War II and the most dangerous confrontation for the world since the Cuban missile crisis.
03/02/2022