The trilateral negotiations between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States on settling the war concluded on January 24, 2026, in Abu Dhabi. The parties agreed to continue the talks on February 1. But is peace possible if the sides fundamentally fail to understand one another – because they think differently and inhabit different worldviews?
The January protests in Iran were suppressed with inhumane brutality in the name of a regime that proclaims the primacy of religious morality. Yet such brutality contradicts any morality and any religion. At what point does the religious and moral motivation of the Iranian authorities become necrophilic? Is the degeneration of ideological totalitarianism in Iran into necro-imperialism inevitable – by analogy with what has occurred in Russia?
Can a citizen of an aggressor state be a political agency if their entire country is working toward war? For now, we can speak only of the possibility of manifesting political agency – and only if that agency is directed toward achieving a military victory over the aggressor. Are the candidates currently being nominated to the Russian platform at PACE prepared for this?
Atlanticism and its new challenges involve reconciling the global economy, mutual influences and limitations with a globalized and often excessively interconnected system, all while taking into account the national interests of many states. What hopes and risks come with this?
War constantly changes its nature, and so does the life of people living under shelling. Only one thing remains unchanged – the constant threat of losing one’s home, being maimed, or killed. As an eyewitness, Nikolai Karpitsky gives an account of life in the Donbas frontline zone over the course of ten years.
Does Putin really want to revive the USSR? In reality, he wants to restore control over the sphere of influence of the former USSR, but not the USSR itself. Putin’s new imperial project is based on a false historical construct in which Russia appropriates the legacy of Kyivan Rus. He seeks to create a Moscow-centric “Greater Russia” in which there is no place for Ukrainian national consciousness.
