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Putin is Trump's Ex From Hell
Has the Russian leader cast a spell over the U.S. president?
Oct 18 • 
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Ahead of No Kings Rallies, Republicans Follow an Eastern European Playbook of Discrediting Protesters as 'Paid'
How Trump brought a conspiracy theory from the Kremlin to the U.S.
Oct 14 • 
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Hegseth's Vision for the Military is Positively Russian
Militaries are designed to win wars. Hegseth focused on winning the culture wars.
Oct 1 • 
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Q&A: Lithuania's Former Top Diplomat Says the U.S.-Russia Talks Feel a Bit Like the Hitler-Stalin Pact
Feb 19 • Luke Johnson
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A Slain Ukrainian Writer's Unfinished Manuscript Shows Courage Amid Chaos
Feb 10 • Luke Johnson
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Incompetence is Part of One-Man Rule
Apr 21 • Luke Johnson
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Trump Obeyed in Advance to Putin
Feb 13 • Luke Johnson
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What JD Vance Could Not Understand About Ukraine
Mar 1 • Luke Johnson
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Believe Trump's Threat Of Using the Military Against the 'Enemy From Within'
Oct 18, 2024 • Luke Johnson
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The New Big Lie
Trump is alleging a coordinated left-wing campaign to justify an authoritarian transition
Sep 28 • 
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A Government Driven by Conspiracy Theories
QAnon was one thing. But the Trump Administration is motivated by dangerous conspiracies.
Sep 24 • 
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Ukraine and Russia Aren't About to Collapse
Notes from my 7th trip to Ukraine since the full-scale invasion
Sep 19 • 
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Look Who's Escalating Now
Russia escalates its war as Trump misses deadlines
Sep 10 • 
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Enemies of the U.S., Unite!
Commentary on the SCO summit and Tiananmen Square military parade
Sep 4 • 
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Under Trump, It's Better to be America's Enemy Than Its Friend
Meanwhile, Putin and Kim Jong Un are coming to visit Xi
Aug 28 • 
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Q&A: Two Scholars Trace The Rise of the 'Strongman' Presidency
A conversation with political scientists William Howell and Terry Moe about how U.S. presidential power has grown to enable a strongman
Aug 23 • 
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