29
Mar
Monitored
How are media incentives changing American politics? Lance Strate on the paradoxical tension between transparency and democracy.
9 min read
Democracy
24
Mar
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
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
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
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
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
‘It’s rare there’s an audiotape’
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
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
24
Feb
War in Europe
What is Moscow thinking? Anatol Lieven on the brutal calculations behind Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
9 min read
22
Feb
‘Zero legitimacy’
Is the U.S. Supreme Court in crisis? Christopher W. Schmidt on the emerging politics of the American judiciary.
12 min read