A EU including Ukraine, Turkey and Canada would be a different beast. Let’s make it happen

I am a russian-speaking Ukrainian. The Economist claims to speak for me Thanks, but no thanks The last thing I need is a sanctimonious lecture on how "russian isn’t only the language of the aggressor, it’s also the language of the victim" it’s the language of the murderous

I can't believe the USAID spent 300 million on president Zelenskyy's dance classes.

What sort of democracy ransacks bookshops? The Israeli police just pillaged my brilliant friend Mahmoud Muna's wonderful bookshop opposite the American Colony, the best in Jerusalem. Apparently Muna and his nephew Ahmed have both been arrested & marched into court...

Keep your spirits up, folks :)) Ukraine has endured unimaginable trials, defied countless “nevers” and “impossibles,” and stunned the world time and again with its heroic resistance—words alone cannot capture it. We have gone from Russian troops storming Kyiv to ground-breaking

We have gone from Ukraine rejects Russia’s bid to take over the country to Ukraine rejects America’s bid ft.com/content/b08b72…

Putin does not need to reach an agreement with Trump to end the war, but to make the American president an accomplice in its continuation.

When lines are drawn on maps and deals are done, memories, communities, & lives are destroyed. I wrote an essay on the US desire to trade away land & lives, and used three wonderful poets - Adam Zagajewski, Najwan Darwish, Iya Kiva - as my guides. Here are the poems. Essay below.

1/ So many people have been commenting on the "4% approval" for "dictator" Zelensky. As a sociologist, I can’t resist bringing in some polling data from Ukraine 🧵

How to become a dictator: 1) Win the “Dancing with the Stars” show. 2) Become the voice of Paddington Bear. 3) When russia tries to kill you, do not run away. 4) Have a nap when the US Treasury Secretary comes.

One day the remote control device we put up Trump's ass will take pride of place in KGB museum.

ok, let's go to the basics 1. Are Ukrainians thankful for U.S. support? - Of course, immensely. 2. Would we have collapsed in a few weeks without support in 2022? - No, as the decisive force of the resistance was how society reacted and courageously engaged in resistance.

Look forward to seeing Vance shout at Netanyahu that he has to be grateful and stop begging for money

Happy death-of-Stalin day for those who celebrate 😎

We have questions about the details of ceasefire, such as the continuing existence of Ukraine after it.

Latest Russian joke: Trump, in the afterlife, gets permission to go back and visit Earth for one hour. He goes into a bar in NYC and asks the bartender how things are going for America. The amazed man says, "Wow, sir, we have the most incredible empire thanks to you! Greenland,

One's mind has to be a searching mind, a mind searching for mistakes, for the mistakes of humanity, a mind searching for failure.

Terrific new paper from Asel Doolotkeldieva and Till Mostowlansky in our #CarnegieAsia project #ChinaLocalGlobal. Negative public perception has profoundly shaped Chinese business practices in Kyrgyzstan by pressuring such firms to adhere and adapt to local laws. carnegieendowment.org/posts/2025/07/…

Commentary with Asel Doolotkeldieva on how Chinese mining companies in Kyrgyzstan have worked to adapt to a state court system in which compliance as such is an impossibility. carnegieendowment.org/posts/2025/07/…