The evidence from the Soviet archives shows that Stalin’s policy during the 1947 pivot to Cold War was largely defensive and reactive. But even that departure from the cooperative modus operandi of the wartime alliance arose from what might well be described as an unforced error in Washington.

European officials are debating whether Russian pipeline gas sales to the EU should be restarted as part of a potential settlement to end the war against Ukraine, according to people familiar with discussions.

Can Washington tolerate dissent in the intelligence community?

Are the allied forces helping or hurting the prospects of a sustainable peace? This retired Royal Navy commodore has some thoughts.

When I drove back to England from Moscow in February 2019 at the end of my four and a half year diplomatic posting to Russia, I stopped at Auschwitz. As I walked through the neatly laid out rows of buildings, and clambered over the shattered remnants of the gas chambers that the Nazis destroyed on their way out, I was deeply moved. Auschwitz serves as a vast and chilling reminder of the depths of human cruelty that can be reached at times of war.

When Russia invaded Ukraine almost three years ago, sparking a storm of global outrage, most major foreign apparel brands withdrew from the Russian market.

On Tuesday, January 28, 2025, the editorial board at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists made irrelevant fools of themselves.

King Charles of Britain, to his lasting honor, has become the first ruling monarch of his long line ever to visit the Nazi extermination camp of Auschwitz: His mother, the incredibly long-lived and long-reigning Queen Elizabeth II, also had an impeccable record of sympathy and recognition for the victims and survivors of that notorious genocide.

Fearing abandonment from US, EU officials are investing in defense

President Trump jabs at the Russian leader with threats; Vladimir Putin responds with flattery. But there are notable signals in their jousting, including a revived discussion about nuclear arms control.