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Nina L. Khrushcheva

Nina L. Khrushcheva

Writing for PS since 1997
149 commentaries
4 videos & podcasts

Nina L. Khrushcheva, Professor of International Affairs at The New School, is the co-author (with Jeffrey Tayler), most recently, of In Putin’s Footsteps: Searching for the Soul of an Empire Across Russia’s Eleven Time Zones (St. Martin's Press, 2019).

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  3. Nina L. Khrushcheva on rising nuclear risk, Putin’s approval rating, Russia’s endgame in Ukraine, and more
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    Nina L. Khrushcheva on rising nuclear risk, Putin’s approval rating, Russia’s endgame in Ukraine, and more

    Mar 29, 2022 Nina L. Khrushcheva deciphers Vladimir Putin’s approach to negotiations with Ukraine, assesses the state of his propaganda machine, and considers what an isolated Russia will mean for the West.

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    The Fight of Our Lives

    George Soros

    Neither the invasion of Ukraine nor the deepening cold war between the West and China came out of the blue. The world has been increasingly engaged over the past half-decade, or longer, in a struggle between two diametrically opposed systems of governance: open society and closed society.

     frames the war in Ukraine as the latest battle for open-society ideals – one that implicates China as well.
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    The Peace Process Ukraine’s Supporters Should Support

    Yanis Varoufakis

    Calls for a decisive Ukrainian victory have been growing as Russia’s military incompetence continues to be exposed. But with the world teetering on the edge of recession and the developing world facing a spiral of hunger and forced migration, it would be a grave error to dismiss those calling for a negotiated peace.

     urges those not directly involved in the war to help the combatants envisage the terms of a negotiated peace.
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