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In “How to Win an Information War,” Peter Pomerantsev looks to a World War II propagandist for lessons in the battle between Russia and Ukraine. HOW TO WIN AN INFORMATION [...]

Two decades after the Bush administration said it wanted to disarm weapons of mass destruction and free Iraqis, the debates rage on about who knew what when, and which motive [...]

En sistemas parlamentarios como el de Nueva Zelanda, es usual que los líderes renuncien cuando puede beneficiar las perspectivas electorales de su partido. En otros sistemas políticos, dejar el cargo [...]

Byline: Max Fisher In parliamentary systems like New Zealand's, it is the norm for leaders to step down when doing so may serve their party's electoral prospects. In other political [...]

In parliamentary systems like New Zealand's, it is the norm for leaders to step down when doing so may serve their party's electoral prospects. In other political systems, leaving office [...]

A pesar de algunas características posmodernas, el conflicto en Ucrania se asemeja a un tipo de contienda que ya se ha visto: las guerras entre naciones en las que una [...]

Despite some postmodern features, the fighting resembles a type of conflict from decades past: wars fought between nations in which one does not conquer the other outright. Any Russian invasion [...]

For https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/09/world/europe/ukraine-russia-cease-fire-talks.html, Russian leaders dangled the possibility of a de-escalation of fighting in Ukraine, this time in the form of a 36-hour cease-fire that would have taken place last weekend. [...]

A cease-fire proposal seemingly aimed at splintering Western unity has instead been met with Western escalation, underscoring Moscow's diplomatic struggles. For not the first time, Russian leaders dangled the possibility [...]

Detaining foreigners to wring concessions from their home country's government holds perils for both sides, but especially, perhaps surprisingly, for the hostage takers. Brittney Griner's release, nearly a year after [...]

Aunque las protestas populares ahora se inician con más facilidad que nunca, también es más probable que se desarticulen rápidamente. Es posible que los observadores externos crean que se están [...]

Popular protests are more easily begun than ever before, but they are more likely to dissipate, too. Outside observers could be forgiven for seeing hints of the Arab Spring, even [...]

The attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband has raised questions about the role of demonizing political speech in violent acts, not for the first time. The search for a larger lesson [...]

The attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband has raised questions about the role of demonizing political speech in violent acts, not for the first time. The search for a larger lesson [...]

In the United States, too, the rise of inside-party primaries has empowered candidates at the extremes, and the result is likely to be a greater disconnect with the public. The [...]

Byline: Max Fisher Even though it creates misery and loss, the methodical bombing of civilian centers has more often been shown to rally support for resistance. President Vladimir V. Putin [...]

Even though it creates misery and loss, the methodical bombing of civilian centers has more often been shown to rally support for resistance. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, in [...]

Byline: Max Fisher Mass protests, once a grave threat to even the fiercest autocrat, have plummeted in effectiveness, a study shows. Factors appear to include polarization, social media and rising [...]

Mass protests, once a grave threat to even the fiercest autocrat, have plummeted in effectiveness, a study shows. Factors appear to include polarization, social media and rising nationalist attitudes. Iran's [...]

Byline: Max Fisher Former colonies have felt increasingly empowered to demand compensation from European powers. But even the successful efforts look like exceptions so far. What do former colonial powers [...]

Former colonies have felt increasingly empowered to demand compensation from European powers. But even the successful efforts look like exceptions so far. What do former colonial powers owe the descendants [...]

The challenges of pandemic and climate change are being closely studied, but have done little so far to settle the eternal debate over whether authoritarian governments or democracies fare better [...]

Byline: Max Fisher By most measures - with one glaring exception - people around the world are better off than ever. So why doesn't it feel that way, especially to [...]

By most measures -- with one glaring exception -- people around the world are better off than ever. So why doesn't it feel that way, especially to Americans? Has the [...]

Byline: Max Fisher A crude weapon. Minimal security. One death. A closer look at the details of the assassination of Shinzo Abe may actually underscore the effectiveness of Japan's restrictions. [...]

A crude weapon. Minimal security. One death. A closer look at the details of the assassination of Shinzo Abe may actually underscore the effectiveness of Japan's restrictions. The assassination of [...]

The United States believes the charges against the basketball star are spurious and tied to American support of Ukraine. Brittney Griner, the W.N.B.A. athlete facing criminal drug charges in Russia, [...]

When political leaders face a constitutional crisis, like that of Jan. 6, the process of collectively deciding how to respond can be messy, arbitrary, and sometimes change the nature of [...]

The speed of policymaking in Canada, and its frequent deadlock in the U.S., may come down to the rules of their political systems. As Congress once more struggles through acrimonious [...]

Byline: Max Fisher Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway: All had a culture of gun ownership, and all tightened restrictions anyway. Their violence statistics now diverge sharply from those of [...]

Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway: All had a culture of gun ownership, and all tightened restrictions anyway. Their violence statistics now diverge sharply from those of the U.S. The [...]

Byline: Max Fisher Arconic runs a huge Russian metal plant, bought in an era of cooperation between the U.S. and Russia. Now it is struggling, after years of increasing Russian [...]

Arconic runs a huge Russian metal plant, bought in an era of cooperation between the U.S. and Russia. Now it is struggling, after years of increasing Russian military aggression. The [...]

Byline: Max Fisher Britain's new plan to send thousands of asylum seekers to Rwanda exposes the fragile nature of the global refugee compact, which has always fallen prey to domestic [...]

Britain's new plan to send thousands of asylum seekers to Rwanda exposes the fragile nature of the global refugee compact, which has always fallen prey to domestic politics. For more [...]

Byline: Max Fisher If those in power act as if they are immune to the laws of war, it may be because they often are. But following through is not [...]

If those in power act as if they are immune to the laws of war, it may be because they often are. But following through is not necessarily an empty [...]

Byline: Max Fisher Its experience in a string of wars led to the conclusion that attacking civilian populations was not only acceptable but militarily sound. As Russian artillery and rockets [...]

Byline: Max Fisher A series of shifts in Russian statements about using nuclear weapons has led some analysts to believe that the Kremlin sees a nuclear exchange as a viable [...]

Its experience in a string of wars led to the conclusion that attacking civilian populations was not only acceptable but militarily sound. As Russian artillery and rockets land on Ukrainian [...]

A series of shifts in Russian statements about using nuclear weapons has led some analysts to believe that the Kremlin sees a nuclear exchange as a viable strategy. A major [...]

Byline: Max Fisher Which side can maintain domestic support as the war costs regular citizens could also determine the outcome in Ukraine. As Russia's invasion of Ukraine grinds on, Moscow [...]

Which side can maintain domestic support as the war costs regular citizens could also determine the outcome in Ukraine. As Russia's invasion of Ukraine grinds on, Moscow is finding itself [...]

For the second time in days, President Vladimir V. Putin addressed Russians about his aims in Ukraine. A close look at his speech offers hints to what may lie ahead. [...]

In an impassioned address about Ukraine, Russia's leader laid bare grievances old and new. We took at look at what it might mean. Follow our live coverage on Russia's invasion [...]

The invocations serve to justify not just Moscow's actions in Ukraine, but also its wider quest for a new imperial identity rooted in Russian ethnicity. Moscow, in another escalation toward [...]