War and National Security
Dispatch from Ukraine
As the war continues with no end in sight, the country’s ability to prevail at the front will depend on how badly the war damages life on the ground.
Imagining Ukraine
Poland and Russia both think of Ukraine as a seat of authentic Slavic culture. Józef Czapski’s war memoir highlights how this has often clashed with Ukraine’s independence.
NATO and the Road Not Taken
Condemning Putin’s war must go hand in hand with imagining a more just security order.
Putin’s Anti-Gay War on Ukraine
How the Kremlin weaponizes “traditional values,” portraying LGBT rights as existential threats to the nation.
The U.S. Christians Who Pray for Putin
The mystical connection between white Southern nostalgia, the global family values movement, and Russia.
Open Access Book: Conflict in Ukraine
Selected by The New York Times as one of the best reads for context on the current conflict, our book on the unwinding of the post–Cold War order is now available for all to read.
Beyond the Postsoviet
The war in Ukraine is shaped by global neoliberalism, sexism, and racism—not just Cold War dynamics.
What Rule-Based International Order?
Putin’s war in Ukraine breaks the rules, but powerful states always do.
Twenty Years Later, Guantánamo Is Everywhere
The lawless—and ongoing—administration of the prison underwrites the broader democratic crisis we face today.
Frederick Douglass and American Empire in Haiti
Toward the end of his life, Frederick Douglass served briefly as U.S. ambassador to Haiti. The disastrous episode reveals much about the country’s long struggle for Black sovereignty while always under the threat of U.S. empire.
Cyberespionage with Benefits
In the high-tech culture of Tel Aviv, military-grade spying on civilians has become just another office job.
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