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29
Mar
Monitored

Monitored

How are media incentives changing American politics? Lance Strate on the paradoxical tension between transparency and democracy.
9 min read
25
Mar
An inconvenient invasion

An inconvenient invasion

What does Russia’s war in Ukraine mean for its ally in China? Victor Shih on Beijing’s bad and worse options.
12 min read
24
Mar
The Americans

The Americans

Where is sympathy for Putin in U.S. conservative media coming from? Cathy Young on the unusually complicated feelings about the Russian president running through the American right.
10 min read
22
Mar
Into the breach

Into the breach

Is the West reuniting? Matthias Matthijs on how the war in Ukraine is changing the global security, economic, and political terrain.
13 min read
18
Mar
This is Kyiv

This is Kyiv

What are the ideas and incentives shaping American coverage of the war in Ukraine? Philip Seib on narrative patterns, business models, and the propelling force of “journalistic adrenaline.”
9 min read
17
Mar
Hard reset

Hard reset

What’s happening in Germany? Jana Puglierin on how the invasion of Ukraine has brought a new commitment to military spending, energy independence, and putting the traumas of the past to rest.
13 min read
15
Mar
Few stars, no dawn

Few stars, no dawn

What has Putin’s invasion of Ukraine meant for the opposition to him at home? Morvan Lallouet on Alexei Navalny, anti-war protests, and the future of Russian politics.
9 min read
11
Mar
Out of the past

Out of the past

How much legal trouble is Donald Trump in? Kimberly Wehle on the criminal and civil investigations trailing the former U.S. president.
11 min read
10
Mar
The Moscow line

The Moscow line

How is propaganda from Russia shaping the global context of the war in Ukraine? Mike Smeltzer on the Kremlin’s program for manipulating the media at home and abroad.
9 min read
08
Mar
Temperature drop

Temperature drop

How is Russia’s war on Ukraine changing global politics? Tim Sayle on economics, ideology, and the specter of a new Cold War.
13 min read