Rather than anxiously await news alerts, turn your attention to these thoughtful, big-picture views of Ukraine and the conflict.

Putin knows that the West will not fight for Ukraine because it is not a NATO ally, so traditional military deterrence will not work.

A bad idea comes around again.

The flaw in hawkish claims about Syria and Ukraine. 

Autocrats in China, Russia, and elsewhere are now making common cause with MAGA Republicans to discredit liberalism and freedom around the world.

The world first heard of my hometown only after Russia destroyed it.

Extremists stand to benefit from the problems the ruling coalition won’t solve.

In the Donetsk People’s Republic, Russia is everywhere, from the mailboxes to the license plates. Ukraine is nowhere.

Putin’s erratic actions are not those of a secure leader.

The Watergate journalist has taken a lot of hits—including from me. In his new Biden chronicle, War, he’s at his best.