Olaf Scholz has not delivered on his sweeping vision for a more modern, more active German military.

Prigozhin’s revolt has exposed significant flaws in the Russian system—but won’t keep the Kremlin from responding with yet more repression.

Weary soldiers and citizens express fatalistic optimism while preparing for the loss of U.S. military support.

Without Russia’s single most effective fighting force, Putin will have to rely wholly on the country’s weakened military.

Assad’s fall offers the possibility of change.

Economic penalties gain force over time, and for average Russians, the pain is finally setting in.

The Ukrainian city has been hit with rocket attacks, rumors of rocket attacks, and much else.

The real “higher goal” of the deal was not what a Kremlin spokesperson suggested.

Russia’s war has confronted Xi Jinping with a stark choice between standing for principle or defending his strategic partner in Moscow.

The country is much more than a sphere of influence.