Foreign Policy

Russia’s Attempt to Erase Ukrainian Culture

Russia’s invasion has caused widespread destruction of Ukrainian libraries, books and publishing facilities, with Ukrainian officials reporting that 906 libraries have been damaged or...

Is the Iran War an Escalatory Trap?

UPDATE 8.10.26: Weeks after Alistaire Crooke explained the escalatory trap faced by the Trump administration and Iran, it appears that, so far at least,...

Ukraine Just Reached Out and Touched the Untouchable

Ukraine says it has completed its largest deep-strike campaign against Russia, targeting key military and economic infrastructure far from the front lines. The strikes...

Global Oil Route in Focus as Iran and Oman Seek Hormuz Agreement

Iran said it had reached an agreement with Oman on a plan to reopen shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global...

IRAN: Is America Out of Ammo and Out of Time?

According to reports from Reuters, the United States has used "virtually all" of the types of long-range strike missiles it has been firing at...

Putin Is in a Pickle: The Rising Cost of Financing Russia’s War

A Foreign Policy article, “The Kremlin’s Easy Money Is Gone,” argues that Putin is in a pickle: Russia can still finance the war in...

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