Putin’s War on Ukraine

Simon Johnson & Oleg Ustenko argue that forcing Russia to withdraw would yield a clearer win for the US than tariffs on Chinese imports.

Tatyana Deryugina, et al. warn that trying to appease Putin could cast the American president-elect as a modern-day Neville Chamberlain.

Slavoj Žižek dismisses the idea that firing Western missiles at Russian targets represents a dangerous escalation.

Carl Bildt argues that Russia’s president has only his own poor decisions to blame for his country’s loss of status.

Anders Åslund highlights rising political tension over the country’s rapidly deteriorating economic conditions.

Marci Shore examines the tragic causes and deadly consequences of the ban on using US weapons against targets in Russia.

Ana Palacio views NATO as the only institution that can credibly safeguard the country’s sovereignty in the long term.

Joseph S. Nye, Jr. considers what kind of peace settlement Ukraine might be able to accept in the near term.