Archive - National Mythologies

How Tucker Carlson helps Putin silence critics like Navalny

The version of Russia Tucker Carlson presented to his viewers is a world away from the one Alexei Navalny died in

Feb 16, 2024 •

January 2024

How the world has instrumentalized the Israel-Palestine Conflict

From the Middle East to Eastern Europe, global players have always used the conflict for their own ends

Jan 20, 2024 •

November 2023

The Israel-Hamas War has revealed a violent new world order

The main threat facing the international landscape isn't World War III — it's the spread of localized, inconclusive conflicts driven by rival global…

Nov 17, 2023 •

October 2023

No, Israel Is Not Ukraine

Biden has framed US support for Israel and Ukraine as part of a singular doctrine — but the wars they are waging are radically different, and must be…

Oct 27, 2023 •

June 2023

Prigozhin's mutiny wasn't a failure

As things stand, the Wagner rebellion achieved many of its goals, and irreversibly altered the political balance in Russia

Jun 26, 2023 •

Why Eastern Europe shouldn't bet on the United States forever

The history of American foreign policy shows us that Eastern Europe should be wary of putting all its eggs in one basket

Jun 6, 2023 •

March 2023

20 years later, we've learned the wrong lessons from Iraq

Why the Iraq War should have driven us toward solidarity, not isolationism

Mar 25, 2023 •

Why a Frozen Conflict in Ukraine Would Amount to a Victory for Russia

Without the expulsion of Russian forces or a conclusive negotiated settlement, an indefinite ceasefire in Ukraine would allow continued Russian…

Mar 6, 2023 •

December 2022

Violence, separatism, and power struggles: The chaos that will sweep Russia after Putin's downfall

The eventual collapse of Putin's regime after the war in Ukraine will open up the most unstable period in Russian history since WWII

Dec 22, 2022 •

October 2022

Poland is changing — and it's becoming a regional power in the process

Poland is finally having its moment in the sun. What it does next could make it a transformative leader in European affairs

Oct 13, 2022 •

May 2022

Why Eastern Europe's separatist republics love Putin and the Soviet Union so much

Quasi-states in Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine have becoming willing pawns in Putin's game to rebuild Russia's sphere of influence

May 10, 2022 •

February 2022

Why Putin cares so much about Poland’s history with Russia

Putin and his allies are twisting Poland’s role in history to mask Russia’s imperial desires as self-preservation

Feb 15, 2022 •

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