Resilience Europe The call of home: Why some Ukrainian refugees are risking a return now | View caption Hide caption Though millions of Ukrainians remain refugees abroad, an increasing number are returning home despite the war. But while being in their homeland brings some relief, it also poses new stress. Ms. Lvovych, whom the Monitor…
Respect Europe How Cleopatra got caught up in a culture war | View caption Hide caption When it comes to ancient kingdoms and cultures, who has legitimate claim to use that history to define themselves today? And who, if anyone, are history’s gatekeepers? That was too much for the Egyptian government, which declared that the…
The Explainer Could Ukraine take back Russian-occupied Crimea? | View caption Hide caption The peninsula is also connected directly to Russia by the 12-mile-long Kerch Strait Bridge. Commissioned by Mr. Putin in 2016, it’s a vital supply line, and Ukrainian special forces have hit it repeatedly with everything from explosives to jury-rigged drones. Ukraine’s defense…
Chinese firms are playing an increasingly critical role in supporting Russia’s military capabilities in Ukraine, including by exporting goods that are ending up on the battlefield, new analysis by CNBC shows. Russian customs data filed as recently as August point to the continued importation of drones, helmets, vests and radios from China, providing a lifeline…
Freedom Cover Story Long in Russian orbit, Georgia tilts West | View caption Hide caption Sunny Georgia’s freedoms and quest for membership in the European Union attract Russian exiles but risk provoking Vladimir Putin’s imperial designs. Proprietor Data Lapauri is speaking in part to potential patrons fleeing Moscow in the wake of the war in…
Creativity Foreign Policy At G20, Biden promotes US leadership, but faces its limits | View caption Hide caption Even without the leaders of Russia and China in attendance at the G20 summit in India, their influence created real challenges for President Joe Biden, who drew on creative diplomacy to assert U.S. global leadership. “The message…
This week’s question: A Scottish university is warning students that Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea” contains “graphic fishing scenes.” Name another potentially upsetting work of literature and, in five or fewer words, a fitting trigger warning. Click here to see the results of last week’s contest: Meeting creep Skip advert RESULTS: THE WINNER: “Goldilocks: Graphic…