The Russian army has fared poorly and the Ukrainian military has fared well, defying experts’ predictions about the war…
A handful of Black women have worn the black robes of a judge in the past, but none has ever been nominated to the U.S.…
The way two presidents used language to ask Americans to support intervening in a foreign conflict shows the power of a…
Russia is cracking down on freedom of speech and media. But other factors, like outside online information, could make it…
Efforts to make donated food as healthy as possible backfire if the recipients throw it out.
Personalist dictators tend to shield the elites who support them from the economic pain of sanctions by pushing costs onto…
The Russian invasion has triggered an outpouring of support for Ukraine from European countries. Will Putin’s gamble backfire…
Gun sales have risen in recent years. An expert explains who and what is driving this trend and how it’s affecting Americans.
A constitutional law professor provides insight on what Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to…
Geographers often talk about the ‘silences’ of maps – what’s missing and unseen. Those silences can be as meaningful…
In Ukrainian history and culture, women enjoyed independence and agency. The presence of women fighters in the war now is…
Thirty-six states have adopted new voting laws since the 2020 election. But it’s not yet clear if these laws will actually…
Those placing their faith in sanctions to turn Russians against the war in Ukraine know little about the country, its history…
When Asian lives are reduced to negative stereotypes, those caricatures shape social interactions, deny Asian humanity and…
According to some reports, thousands of people from around the world are signing up to fight on behalf of Ukraine. But comparisons…
In a speech that touched on America’s darkest days and most inspirational leaders, Ukraine’s embattled president made…
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered an unprecedented outpouring of humanitarian and military aid. Protecting those…
A historian looks back at a time when Ukrainians battled for control of the capital, but succumbed to a superior Soviet…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked the US to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine. Doing so in this kind of…
Vladimir Putin has a history of flattening cities in time of conflict. But alleged war crimes in Chechnya and Syria never…