National / Politics Jul 24, 2021
Russia considers 'unprecedented' joint activity proposals with Japan
The future of the northwestern Pacific islands is at the center of a long-standing territorial dispute.
Commentary / World Jul 21, 2021
Putin’s dangerous Ukraine narrative
by Anders Aslund
Make no mistake: by denying Ukraine’s right to independence, Putin is setting the stage for war. The West must quickly decide what it is willing to do to prevent it.
Commentary / World Jul 7, 2021
Ransomware attacks will end, but not anytime soon
by Tyler Cowen
Hackers will eventually "overfish” the pool of ransomware victims. At some point there will be so many attacks that most institutions will have no choice but to respond.
World Jul 7, 2021
U.S. software firm moves to restart after huge ransomware attack
A U.S. software firm hit by a major ransomware attack that crippled hundreds of companies worldwide was working to restart its servers late Tuesday to bring customers back online.
Commentary / World Jun 20, 2021
Putin's right. There is no escaping the dollar.
by Daniel Moss
China's campaign to internationalize the yuan, which received backing from the International Monetary Fund in 2016, is going nowhere fast.
World Jun 19, 2021
Putin’s boasts about COVID-19 situation in Russia are unraveling
by Henry Meyer
Already among the pandemic’s worst-hit countries, Russia is experiencing a resurgence of the deadly virus aided by the rapid spread of the highly contagious delta strain.
World / Politics | FOCUS Jun 19, 2021
Biden’s cyber red line is prime for a Putin challenge, experts say
The Russian leader may attempt to comply with Biden’s pronouncement by "washing” hacking through "affiliates in disparate nation states” to make it harder to attribute the attacks.
World Jun 19, 2021
Kremlin blames vaccine hesitancy as delta variant drives Moscow surge
The Kremlin on Friday blamed a surge in COVID-19 cases on reluctance to have vaccinations and "nihilism" after a record 9,056 new infections in Moscow, mostly with the new Delta variant, fanned fears of a third wave. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin extended restrictions he had ...
Editorials Jun 19, 2021
Biden could rightfully claim that “the United States is back.” The lingering question is: For how long?
World Jun 18, 2021
With Putin behind him, Biden’s focus shifts to Xi
by Peter Martin and Josh Wingrove
The world’s second-largest economy was on the agenda throughout Biden’s meetings with the Group of Seven leaders, NATO, the European Union and even Putin.
World Jun 17, 2021
Biden and Putin paper over splits as both claim summit victories
by Nick Wadhams and Henry Meyer
Putin got one thing he craved — legitimacy on the international stage. Biden argued he confronted Putin over cyberattacks and Russia’s treatment of democracy activists.
World / Politics Jun 12, 2021
Putin eyes working with 'predictable' Biden as Russia-U.S. ties remain tense
Putin suggested that, in spite of heightened tensions with the U.S., he may be able to work with Biden in part because he’s more predictable than Trump.