Biden's strong pro-Israel stance on the most recent conflict, which stands in stark contrast with most of the rest of the world including the U.S.'s biggest rivals Russia and China, is reminiscent of the Cold War era proxy-wars and could even threaten the beginning of World War III.
Border conflicts and territorial disputes have been a prevalent issue across the former Soviet Union since the USSR’s collapse, but the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine has exacerbated these tensions.
If Putin didn’t factor in the international response to his actions, he surely wouldn't care to read the hundreds of slogans people are using against him in other areas of the world.
The incident of the failed assasination attempt turned Alexei Navalny into an international hero. If the Kremlin’s goal is to silence the opposition, it seems like putting Navalny in jail has exacerbated the problem: Thousands of protesters currently demand for his release, threatening Putin’s power and reminding him that, someday, he might have to face Navalny in the parliament elections.
Well-produced television can make almost any profession look enticing, but it takes a stellar cast and a few eye-catching outfits to sell the game of chess as glamorous and alluring material. With all...
The dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the nascent Russian Republic isolated from the rest of Europe and vulnerable to potential Western incursions. The loss of the Baltic States, Belarus and...
A voice on the speaker broke the silence in the auditorium as the film began to play. A flurry of photographs illuminated the screen alongside interviews that played for the next hour: the moving parts came together to illustrate the memory of Svetlana Boym.
Congratulations Northeastern. You did it. You won the Beanpot, a tournament that is held every year between the same four schools, and it took you 30 years to win one.
Do you know how much has...
