⚪ Origins of the War When did #Putin decide to invade #Ukraine? What evidence would truly illuminate Russian decision-making?

Putin tries to convince the United States that he is invincible. In reality, his oil industry is in serious trouble, and that is the key to his economy. Please read this : Sanctions, Ship Seizures and Low Prices Squeeze Russia’s Oil Industry

Important reading: www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/russi...

Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

🇷🇺📉 #Russia has fallen significantly behind in the global race for artificial intelligence, largely due to Putin’s personal aversion to modern technology, The Times reports. united24media.com/latest-news/...

Trump’s Lawsuit Against I.R.S. Creates ‘Enormous Conflict of Interest’ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...

Philip Glass Withdraws From Kennedy Center, as Its Symphony Vows to Play On www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/a...

Outrage over ICE has spilled into typically apolitical online spaces

F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...

BREAKING: Whistleblower disclosures reveal a formal ICE policy to ignore the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution.  Every American should be terrified by this secret ICE policy authorizing its agents to kick down your door & storm into your home. 1/

🔴 The Long View #008 China’s economic pressures are spilling outward. Thane Gustafson explains why exports, not investment, define China’s current economic relationship with Russia.

💭 “To contain is not to defeat, though to contain is also not to stand still.” Michael Kimmage reflects on George Kennan’s legacy and why his way of thinking about strategy and restraint remains relevant today. Read now ⬇️ www.kennaninstitute.org/articles/geo...

🇷🇺📉 #Russia will sharply increase sales of foreign currency and gold from its National Wealth Fund to offset a steep fall in oil and gas revenues, which sank last year to their lowest level since the pandemic and halved in December year-on-year. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/16/r...

🔴 The Long View #009 German Prisoners of War in World War II A conversation with historian @susangrunewald.bsky.social on captivity, repatriation, and postwar memory. February 5, 2026 | 11:00 AM ET RSVP Now ⬇️ zoom.us/webinar/regi...

‘It is state capitalism’: how Donald Trump is shaking up corporate America

🔴 The Long View #008 Western Businesses and Post Soviet Russia, Part 2 What does Russia’s economy look like after years of war and sanctions, and could Western companies realistically return? Charles Hecker and Thane Gustafson join the discussion. Watch on YouTube ⬇️ youtu.be/LKoDpjz1Kuw?...

Wow! The dessert after my book talk at the Sulgrave club was amazing: a chocolate “My Russia.” A confectionary version of a literary work. I guess when my friends say they “devoured” my book, they really mean it.

FBI executes search warrant at a @washingtonpost.com reporter’s home as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified material. Agents search her home and seize her phone and Garmin watch @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

$25 Billion. That’s What Trump Cost Detroit. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...

Congress agrees to fund Voice of America, bucking Trump shutdown order

Federal Prosecutors Are Said to Have Opened Inquiry Into Fed Chair Powell www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...

The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I am honored to be interviewing Vladimir KaraMurza, and Hope my friends can join: www.facebook.com/share/185996...

The Whitehouse's new Jan 6th page is filled with lies, misrepresentation, and reality denial. It's a clear attempt to rewrite history and frame Trump in heroic terms. www.whitehouse.gov/j6/

💬 The so-called Coalition of the Willing made fresh progress on a framework for NATO-style security guarantees for #Ukraine during a meeting of Kyiv's allies in Paris, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday. www.reuters.com/world/ukrain...

▶️ Explainer: Russia and Venezuela Following recent developments in Venezuela, we are resurfacing this explainer on Russia’s role in sustaining the Maduro government. Produced in 2022, it offers concise background for understanding today’s moment. youtu.be/vm9gKurLF0c?...

Stephen Schwartz Criticizes Kennedy Center, Saying He Won’t Host Gala www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/a...

How Russia’s War Machine Brutalizes and Exploits Its Own Soldiers www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

💬 U.S. ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker cast doubt on Tuesday on Russia’s accusation that #Ukraine attacked Putin’s residence, saying he wants to see U.S. intelligence on the incident. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

As Russia’s war grinds on, its society is fraying

Tatiana Schlossberg, Kennedy Daughter Who Wrote of Her Cancer, Dies at 35 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/u...

I’m honored and excited to be on this list! meduza.io/en/feature/2...

A purge that will destroy American diplomacy: Trump Administration Orders Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors to Leave Their Posts www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...

Insanity: Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...