The US has said it will force Russia into 'default', but this is more like a confiscation of investors' assets than a true default and will backfire as investors in China and elsewhere will not be affected.
In a bombshell editorial, the New York Times criticises US officials for "bellicose statements" that "do not bring negotiations any closer", and suggests that Ukraine will have to make “painful territorial decisions".
Why didn't the US back Zelensky? The New York Times wrote earlier this year that his government could be overthrown by far-right groups if he “agrees to a peace deal that in their minds gives too much to Moscow”.
The story of the war in Ukraine is not just one of Russian bellicosity and irredentism, but also the hubris of the West at the end of the Cold War. We thought history had ended, but history had other ideas.
An article from a Russian state news agency has painted an alarming picture of wiping Ukraine off the map and "re-educating" its "Nazi" population – and it appears many Russians agree.
An ongoing legal battle over whether the U.S. military can mandate Covid vaccines has left the navy with a warship it says it can’t deploy because it is commanded by an officer it cannot fire.
According to a new poll, those vaccinated against Covid are also much more likely to support initiating war between Russia and the United States. What's the link?
It’s for the Ukrainians to decide the value of their own freedom and what negotiating position they wish to take. The West should not pressure Ukraine to negotiate with the untrustworthy Russian leader.
Outrage seems to be the emotion driving current policy towards Russia, replacing the Fear that had dominated Covid policymaking in the past two years. But outrage, however justified, is no basis for achieving peace.
We're publishing an original essay on the Daily Sceptic by Dr James Alexander comparing metaphorical wars – against Covid, climate change and Britain's colonial past – with actual wars, such as the one in Ukraine.
