Israel’s semi-neutrality on Ukraine can’t last
By inserting himself as mediator, Bennett sought to serve two kinds of self-interest.
Putin can’t win the war in Ukraine. But he can’t afford to lose it.
Sooner or later, Putin will need to accept defeat — while calling it a victory.
How to avoid a new Cold War and focus on what America really needs
Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens to drag us back into an old world of wasting hundreds of billions of dollars on weapons that we dare not use, while distracting from real security threats, such as climate-caused catastrophes, and from rebuilding U.S. democracy.
Ukrainian governor: Close the skies and Ukrainians will do the rest
The war is expanding. How far will Putin go?
For now, Biden’s best course on Ukraine is the one he’s on
The West is united. Ukraine is fighting on. Russia is off balance.
The war in Ukraine is moving into a new phase. Biden and the West had better get ready.
Caution about directly engaging Russia has made sense so far, but a more aggressive posture will be needed to meet the coming challenge.
Blood art has no place in museums
Proudly owning and displaying stolen art are no less shocking than proudly owning and displaying diamonds that play a role in killing people.
The E.U. might want to cut off Russian energy, but fuel-dependent Poland, Hungary and others have other plans
Brussels’s determination that energy security also be climate-friendly presents countries in Central and Eastern Europe with a serious headache.
Putin is Sovietizing Russia. It is becoming the country my family fled in 1976.
The lies coming from Putin’s lackeys would make Stalin blush.
How Putin’s war is driving Russia’s best tech minds into exile
The war in Ukraine is undermining Russia's hopes for a better future.
The pandemic toll may be three times greater than reported. That’s a lot of lost souls.
The pandemic was worse than the official numbers show, and how much worse is now becoming more evident after two years
How South Korea’s ‘anti-feminist’ election fueled a gender war
Gender wars have led to widespread misunderstanding of feminism, while setting the grounds for long-term, institutional backlash.
Why I’m so concerned for WNBA star Brittney Griner
We need to start looking at the arrests of Americans by authoritarian countries with a critical eye informed by a new reality: More Americans are being wrongfully detained abroad.
Corporations’ quick shunning of Russia showcases the new morality of doing business
Companies seeking to have their halos and their profits, too, will need to choose their moral battles carefully.
Putin’s Russia can cause a lot of suffering, but it’s not the Soviet Union
The Ukraine invasion might evoke Cold War crises, but Moscow will find that the world has changed.
Jean Charest’s preposterous, elitist bid to lead Canada’s Conservatives
It’s not obvious why Charest even identifies as a conservative.
Voices to help you understand the war in Ukraine
Browse this collection of opinion articles for insights that help put the conflict in context.
Xi Jinping is Vladimir Putin’s co-conspirator in Ukraine
Russia and China are maintaining their alliance. The West will have to work hard to counter it.
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine marks the beginning of a post-American era
The urgent necessity of the moment is to do what it takes — bearing costs and risks — to ensure that Putin does not prevail.
Amid war, acts of justice and kindness are as important as missiles
Hope, not despair, is rallying people to resist Russia’s attack on Ukraine.