Anne Applebaum

Donald Trump is giving Vladimir Putin every incentive to keep killing Ukrainians.

His military deployment in Los Angeles follows a long, disturbing tradition.

A nationalist’s narrow victory in Poland offers a preview of many knife-edge contests to come, all across the democratic world.

Ukrainians are confident that they can continue fighting, even without the same level of American support.

Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.

The authors of the Constitution separated powers for a reason.

MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.

This is how the bad guys act.

The Russian president can’t win his war against Ukraine unless he persuades its allies to betray it.

Trump and Vance are sending a dark message to America’s allies.