The War of Fantasies

Donald Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin was labeled a “historic event” at the White House even before it took place. And indeed, it was the first negotiations between Russian and American presidents in many years. Trump’s predecessor, Joseph Biden, had held a virtual meeting with Putin on the eve of Russia’s major assault on Ukraine.

The Moral Test for America

“All things can be justified by a lofty purpose—except the emptiness of the soul.” This formula of Pavlo Tychyna painfully cuts into today’s reality. When politics neglects morality, grand agreements become a façade for the capitulation of values...

The volunteers helping build Ukraine’s army of the future

When Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukrainians across the globe mobilized to defend their homeland. Some picked up weapons, while others contributed with their technical abilities. Now well in the fourth year of the war, Ukraine’s resilience endures, thanks in large part to its volunteers and tech pioneers racing to out-innovate Russia on the battlefield.