A Hidden History of Diplomacy That Came Up Short—but Holds Lessons for Future Negotiations

Emmanuel Todd, now 72, is one of the few who predicted the end of the Soviet Union. In La chute finale: Essai sur la decomposition de la sphere soviétique (1976)[1] he analysed infant mortality, suicide rates, economic productivity and other indicators, and concluded that the USSR’s long stagnation would soon culminate in collapse.

Remarks to the Massachusetts Peace Action Campaign

The Biden administration needs to tell the American people what it really thinks Kyiv can actually achieve

Thousands of wives, girlfriends and mothers of serving soldiers have taken to the streets to call for fresh recruits to replace soldiers who signed up at the start of the war

The October 20, 1997, issue of The Nation contained a ten-page cover story titled “The Case Against NATO Enlargement,” by the late Sherle R. Schwenninger, then of the World Policy Institute and now director of the New America Foundation’s Economic Growth Program and American Strategy Program.

Zelenskiy’s allies face delays in sourcing critical supplies. Russia is now outgunning Ukraine seven-to-one on battlefield.

According to high-ranking Ukrainian officers, the military picture is grim and Russian generals could find success wherever they decide to focus their upcoming offensive.

In his recent article on attritional warfare, Alex Vershinin at the Royal United Services Institute remarked that ‘war is won by economies, not armies’. Put another way, the country that can outspend its rival in military endeavour will ultimately prevail.

The West’s warnings about Vladimir Putin’s future plans are getting louder—but not any more convincing.