Humanitarian impact of the Ukraine conflict: “Russia Tried to Cut Ukraine’s Lights. Now It’s Aiming for the Heat,” Constant Méheut and Olha Konovalova, New York Times, 11.15.25. Méheut and Konovalova ...
Russia: +28,638 square miles. 12% of Ukraine. (Area roughly equivalent to half the size of the U.S. state of Iowa). Total area of all Ukrainian territory Russia presently controls, including Crimea ...
Even before the U.S. sanctioned Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, President Donald Trump was insisting that the Russian "economy is going to collapse.” The Oct. 22 announcement ...
This fall has seen Russian and U.S. rattle their nuclear sabers at each other at least twice. But while the first exchange of nuclear threats led to no practical consequences, the second round may end ...
Join the NYU Jordan Center in conversation with Columbia University's Dr. Anastasiia Vlasenko for a talk on Ukrainian legislation and politics How do legislative networks affect politics? This project ...
The Washington Post’s Oct. 29, 2025 investigation, entitled “Inside Trump’s Golden Dome,” paints a stark picture of Trump’s proposed nationwide missile-defense system. The article emphasizes that ...
Denmark is expanding its military presence in Greenland, viewing Russia—with its growing Arctic military capabilities—as the main threat to the region, not the U.S. A new defense package includes more ...
This year's Nobel laureates in economics have commented on Russia's history with the economic concept of "creative destruction," the challenges for innovation posed by current global tensions and much ...
On Oct. 13, 2025, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded Philippe Aghion (London School of Economics), Peter Howitt (Brown University) and Joel Mokyr (Northwestern University) the Nobel ...