Recent articles
April 9, 2026
China Watches Trump Blink
A blockade of Taiwan would hurt the global economy more than Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
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April 2, 2026
Don’t Mess With the Housewives of Ukraine
My interview with a tank maker provoked fury and memes—including from Zelensky.
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March 27, 2026
Who Needs Tanks In the Age of Drones?
Ukrainian drones have made artillery and armored vehicles look obsolete. Why is the world still buying them?
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March 5, 2026
Why Did No One Ask Ukraine How to Destroy Drones?
For all of the planning for war in Iran, the world’s most tested anti-drone technology was ignored.
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February 27, 2026
Elon Musk Moves Against the Russians in Ukraine
Russian forces falter as the world’s richest man intervenes in the war once again.
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February 18, 2026
Europe and Canada Are Like the Kids in an Ugly Divorce
Europe and Canada seek “strategic balance” between Washington and Beijing but often just get caught in the middle.
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February 13, 2026
Read <em>The Atlantic</em>’s Interview With Volodymyr Zelensky
A conversation with the Ukrainian president about where peace talks go from here
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February 12, 2026
Zelensky Makes His Pitch to Trump
Ukraine’s president calls on his most powerful ally not to squander the chance to make peace.
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February 10, 2026
The New Laser That Can Take Down Aircraft
Russian strikes have forced Ukraine to build high-tech air defense on the cheap.
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February 3, 2026
This Is What Putin Thinks of Trump’s Peace Talks
Russia answers Trump’s pleas for an “energy truce” with a barrage of missiles on a frigid Kyiv.
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January 21, 2026
America’s Crimea
Moscow lets it be known how it feels about Trump’s threats against Denmark.
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January 14, 2026
China Isn’t Leaving Latin America
Trump wants to reestablish American dominance in Latin America, but Beijing has plans of its own.
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