Russia's annexation of Crimea shows that Vladimir Putin is ready and willing to upend the post-Soviet international order and challenge Europe on its own doorstep. How far will Russia's president push, and how far is the West willing to go to stem his ambitions?
May 30, 2014 explains why Russia's president will do whatever it takes to preserve his rule.
May 13, 2014 argues that the West should offer more carrots for Ukraine, rather than more sticks for Russia.
May 7, 2014 recommends an incremental EU embargo on imports of Russian oil and gas.
May 2, 2014 takes the measure of Central and Eastern Europe – and Ukraine – ten years after EU accession.
Apr 28, 2014 backs a Polish proposal for a European energy union to diminish Russia's power peacefully.
Apr 24, 2014 identifies three wake-up calls that America's Asian allies have had in the last two years.
The worse economic fundamentals and forecasts become, the more mysterious stock-market outcomes in the US appear. At a time when genuine news suggests that equity prices should be tanking, not hitting record highs, explanations based on crowd psychology, the virality of ideas, and the dynamics of narrative epidemics can shed some light.
