Putin likes to talk about Russians and Ukrainians as ‘one people.’ Here’s the deeper history.
For centuries, Moscow has worried that foreign powers are scheming to separate Ukraine from Russia.
The First World War ended with a whimper, not a bang. Here’s why.
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How World War I could have ended a whole year earlier
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European powers forced artificial borders on more places than the Middle East.
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The euro is an experiment in making a currency without a government. That's why it's in trouble.
The European Union appears to be on the brink of
The euro is an experiment in making a currency without a government. That’s why it’s in trouble.
The European Union appears to be on the brink of
What World War I can tell us about international commerce and war today
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The Real Great Depression
Forget about the Great Depression. Writing in the current issue