30 under 30: The 2015 winners
News
10 February 2015
30 under 30: The 2015 winners
We’re delighted to announce the 30 photographers whose work will be exhibited by Magnum Photos and The Photography Show...
China Executes Mafia Boss Tied to Disgraced Security Czar
10 February 2015
China Executes Mafia Boss Tied to Disgraced Security Czar
Liu Han, the former chairman of Sichuan Hanlong Group, was executed today after his conviction for running a billion dollar…
Nato to open facilities on Russia’s doorstep
News
7 February 2015
Nato to open facilities on Russia’s doorstep
The list includes six new “command and control centres” in Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Romania. It also covers…
West Pleads With Bully
News
6 February 2015
West Pleads With Bully
As heavy snow descended on Kyiv on Feb. 5, world leaders including U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, German Chancellor…
Ukraine situation is dire and worsening, U.S. official says
News
5 February 2015
Ukraine situation is dire and worsening, U.S. official says
Eastern Ukraine is in a "dire" security situation, and Russia is failing "miserably" in its seriousness to negotiate an end…
U.S. Joins Europe in Effort to End Fighting in Ukraine
News
5 February 2015
U.S. Joins Europe in Effort to End Fighting in Ukraine
With the White House weighing whether to send arms to Ukraine, Western nations intensified efforts Thursday to bring an end…
Ukraine City at War’s Edge Clings to Arts
News
5 February 2015
Ukraine City at War’s Edge Clings to Arts
But there was one moment, as Sylva made her grand entrance in the matinee performance of Emmerich Kalman’s “Gypsy Princess”…
US, Russia at Odds Over Energy in Cold War-Style Conflict
Economy
5 February 2015
US, Russia at Odds Over Energy in Cold War-Style Conflict
As the Obama administration escalates economic sanctions on Russia and weighs military support to Ukraine, it has revved up a…
U.S. Considers Supplying Arms to Ukraine Forces, Officials Say
News
2 February 2015
U.S. Considers Supplying Arms to Ukraine Forces, Officials Say
With Russian-backed separatists pressing their attacks in Ukraine, NATO’s military commander, Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, now supports providing defensive weapons…
Ukraine needs America’s help
News
2 February 2015
Ukraine needs America’s help
Steven Pifer is a senior fellow at the Brookings Insitution and a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. Strobe Talbott is…