Both the West and Russia failed to preserve Kyiv’s vital buffer role. The consequences couldn’t be more dire. (Originally published Feb. 28 in “What in the World“) Russian President Vladimir
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Putin’s pre-invasion tirade keeps West guessing about whether he’ll stop at Ukraine. (Originally published Feb. 25 in “What in the World“) Russian President Vladimir Putin expanded his invasion of Ukraine
Invasion of Ukraine kicks off a rollback of Western advances since the fall of the USSR (Originally published Feb. 24 in “What in the World“) Ukraine declared a state of
Putin drizzles forces across Donbas in what could be but his first course (Originally published Feb. 23 in “What in the World“) Russia has invaded Ukraine. Moscow’s forces have so
Vaccines may offer long-term protection from acute infection, but “long Covid” remains a risk. And almost half the planet remains unjabbed. (Originally published Feb. 22 in “What in the World“)
Elected officials face a conundrum: how to protect constituents who would rather die than keep fighting Covid. (Originally published Feb. 18 in “What in the World“) The United States has
Hong Kong reaps the harvest of mistrust it sowed; Putin keeps NATO guessing about when he’ll invade Ukraine (Originally published Feb. 17 in “What in the World“) As Western nations
As the world convinces itself the pandemic is over, the market convinces itself Russia won’t invade Ukraine (Originally published Feb. 16 in “What in the World“) The U.S. is warning
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may already be underway; Western politicians keep tiptoeing away from the pandemic (Originally published Feb. 14 in “What in the World“) Russia may have already begun
As Russia’s invasion force “exercises” around Ukraine, politicians bow to pressure to pretend the pandemic is over. (Originally published Feb. 11 in “What in the World“) Russia has launched the