While Vladimir Putin and his generals continue their brutal war against Ukraine, the Russian State Duma has been furthering Putin’s campaign to crush Russian civil society.

What insights can be gleaned from the crisis as we prepare for a future increasingly defined by climate destabilization and extreme weather?

It's not clear that countries providing support to Ukraine have considered the consequences of a long-term conflict.

The reasoning of the decision has some major problems.

The United States and other states supporting Ukraine should refuse to accept Putin’s outdated arguments.

The Biden administration releases its Indo-Pacific Strategy; Australia protests Chinese warship lasing of Australian maritime patrol aircraft in Australia’s exclusive economic; and more.

While Putin made prewar preparations to attempt to sanction-proof the Russian economy, he was not ready for the risk of a mass foreign exodus from the Russian market.