9 Best Articles in 2022
POLITICO
‘Yes, He Would’: Fiona Hill on Putin and Nukes
POLITICO
20+ min read · Feb 28th · Putin is trying to take down the entire world order, the veteran Russia watcher said in an interview. But there are ways even ordinary Americans can fight back. · Shared by 505, including Katharina Borchert, Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈, Carolyn Porco, Anil, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Eghosa Omoigui, Peter Steinberger, Tuur Demeester, Chris Bertram, Kelsey D. Atherton, 🌻 Laura Fitton (she/her) 🌻, Edward Harrison, M.G. Siegler, Kevin C. Tofel 🇺🇦, rachel binx, Data Pointed, Scott Monty, Andrew Revkin 🌎 ✍🏼 🪕 ☮️, Jason Stanley, Gergely Orosz
Foreign Affairs
What If Ukraine Wins?
Foreign Affairs
8 min read · Jun 6th · Victory in the war would not end the conflict with Russia. · Shared by 487
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Economist Jim O'Neill on Russia: "The West Will Decide on Putin's Bankruptcy"
SPIEGEL ONLINE
8 min read · Apr 1st · Jim O'Neill once coined the term BRIC to refer to the rapidly growing economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China. In an interview, he discusses why the Russia of Vladimir Putin has failed to live up… · Shared by 172, including Tim
The New York Times
Can the West Stop Russia From Invading Ukraine?
The New York Times
7 min read · Jan 25th · The United States, NATO and Russia have been engaged in a whirlwind of diplomacy aimed at averting the largest military action in Europe since World War II. Here’s a guide to what’s at stake. · Shared by 147
The New Yorker
The Weakness of the Despot
The New Yorker
3 min read · Mar 11th · An expert on Stalin discusses Putin, Russia, and the West. · Shared by 375, including Bill McKibben, Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola, Jason Hirschhorn, Julia Ioffe, Christopher Lauer, Mark Little, Dr. Pete Meyers, Niall Ferguson, Paul Graham, Anna Jane Joyner, Jeff Richards, Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦, Eric Seufert, Alf Rehn, Rand Fishkin, Fabio Chiusi, Andrew Sullivan, Catherine De Vries, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 🐙, David Andolfatto
The New York Times
Ukrainians Find That Relatives in Russia Don’t Believe It’s a War
The New York Times
7 min read · Mar 6th · Many Ukrainians are encountering a confounding and frustrating backlash from family members in Russia who have bought into the official Kremlin messaging. · Shared by 131, including Danielle! 🌩, Thomas Power, Margaret Sullivan, Michael (मुकेश) 🇺🇦💪🏻, Amy Cuddy, PhD, Mathew Ingram, Olga Khazan
Smithsonian Magazine
The 20th-Century History Behind Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Smithsonian Magazine
7 min read · Mar 4th · During WWII, Ukrainian nationalists saw the Nazis as liberators from Soviet oppression. Now, Russia is using that chapter to paint Ukraine as a Nazi nation · Shared by 112, including Mariella Petrigni 🌍 Translator
BBC News (World)
'My city is being shelled, but my mum in Russia won’t believe me'
BBC News (World)
6 min read · Mar 4th · These Ukrainians say their Russian relatives only trust the narratives they see on TV at home. · Shared by 303, including Helmi, Michael (मुकेश) 🇺🇦💪🏻, Cathy B 🌻, Kim Scott 🇺🇦 #BLM, AI, Noely ⚡️🏐, Carl Zimmer, Anne Applebaum, Ste Davies, Brad Frost, дэн, Catherine Rampell, Massimo Pigliucci, Kara Swisher, Adrienne Fichter, Emmy van Deurzen☀️🌍 🌻🌹🌳🇪🇺🇫🇷🇳🇱🇬🇧🇺🇸⭐️, Tamara Sredojevic, Tom Raftery 🇮🇪🇪🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦💉💉💉, William Gibson, 🌻 Laura Fitton (she/her) 🌻
Foreign Affairs
What If Russia Loses?
Foreign Affairs
8 min read · Mar 4th · A defeat for Moscow won’t be a clear victory for the West. · Shared by 294, including Bob Gourley, David Fisman, Oren Etzioni
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Visual Capitalist
A Century of Unions in Europe (1920-2022)
Visual Capitalist
~12 min read · Aug 3rd · On February 24th, Russia invaded Ukraine launching one of the biggest wars on European soil since World War II. The invasion reflects a longstanding belief of Russia’s that Ukraine—and much of the… · Shared by 295, including Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe & Carpe Diem
NPR
6 key numbers that reveal the staggering impact of Russia's war in Ukraine
NPR
10 min read · Aug 24th · Russia invaded Ukraine six months ago. In that time, thousands of people have been killed, cities destroyed, millions of people displaced and the Ukrainian economy has been battered. · Shared by 74
The Atlantic
It’s Time to Prepare for a Ukrainian Victory
The Atlantic
5 min read · Sep 11th · The liberation of Russian-occupied territory might bring down Vladimir Putin. · Shared by 175, including Roland Wyss-Aerni, Azeem Azhar, Anne Applebaum, Daniel Pink, grimm, Johannes Lenz
The New York Times
6 Months Into War, Ukraine and Russia Are Both Reshaped
The New York Times
10 min read · Aug 24th · It has been six months since Russian forces swept into Ukraine. This is what the conflict looks like for the combatants, and to a worried continent trying to maintain solidarity. · Shared by 72, including Michael (मुकेश) 🇺🇦💪🏻, Ed Dolan
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NPR
The ripple effects of Russia's war in Ukraine are changing the world
NPR
2 min read · May 10th · Stores running out of cooking oil. Gas prices soaring. Farmers scrambling for fertilizer. Nations rethinking alliances. We zoom in on the war's seismic, far-reaching repercussions. · Shared by 229, including Alyson Hurt
TechCrunch
Russia starts testing its own internal internet
TechCrunch
2 min read · From 2019 · Russia has begun testing a national internet system that would function as an alternative to the broader web, according to local news reports. Exactly what stage the country has reached is unclear,… · Shared by 120, including William Toll, Matthias Lampe, Faik Ersoy, Peter Schmidhuber, John Rampton, Marsha Collier, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
Five Books
Ukraine and Russia
Five Books
~14 min read · Feb 20th · This best books on Russia-Ukraine relations, recommended by Serhii Plokhy, Professor of Ukrainian History at Harvard University · Shared by 214, including Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #Abolishthemonarchy, Anita Leirfall, John Tasioulas
Slate
The Terrible Truth So Many Experts Missed About Russia
Slate
8 min read · Feb 28th · Vladimir Putin didn’t always rule his country alone. Now he does, and the dictator appears to care little about the consequences of his actions. · Shared by 250, including Jeremy Cliffe, Nate Silver, Thomas Power, Kelsey D. Atherton
WIRED
Russia's Cyberwar on Ukraine Is a Blueprint For What's to Come
WIRED
20+ min read · From 2017 · Blackouts in Ukraine were just a trial run. Russian hackers are learning to sabotage infrastructure---and the US could be next. · Shared by 240, including Casey Smith, Martin Kägi, Andrea Desiato, Ian M Calvert, Howard Getson, Merkstatt, Kim Dik, Mark Kaigwa, Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 (he/him), Esther Schindler, Leslie D, William El Kaim, Diogo Mónica, Ste Davies, 瑞拿頭, Alain
Foreign Affairs
What If Russia Makes a Deal?
Foreign Affairs
7 min read · Mar 23rd · How to end a war that no one is likely to win. · Shared by 205
The Atlantic
Russia’s Economic Blackout Will Change the World
The Atlantic
5 min read · Mar 10th · Like all novel experiments, the group punishment of Russia is a leap into the unknown. · Shared by 175, including Isabel Drost-Fromm, Christopher Mims 🤌
WIRED
Inside Facebook's Hellish Two Years—and Mark Zuckerberg's Struggle to Fix it All
WIRED
20+ min read · From 2018 · How a confused, defensive social media giant steered itself into a disaster, and how Mark Zuckerberg is trying to fix it all. · Shared by 1057, including Jane, Rodrigo Prior, Armindo Ferreira, Chris Messina, Azeem Azhar, OM, Adrienne Fichter, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, Joan Lockwood, Gerd Leonhard, Frederic Filloux, Mathew Ingram, Zain Fathoni, Mark Kaigwa, Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 (he/him), grimm, Nick Lüthi, Howard Getson, Thomas Power, Auf der Isar gibt es keine Matrosen, nur Flößer.
The New York Times
The Agency
The New York Times
20+ min read · From 2016 · From a nondescript office building in St. Petersburg, Russia, an army of well-paid “trolls” has tried to wreak havoc all around the Internet — and in real-life American communities. · Shared by 190, including 🎆 🌸 Samuel Hulick 🌸 🌄, Nick Lüthi, Morten Gade, Casey Smith, Charlie O'Keefe, Cory Doctorow, Nico Luchsinger, Glyn Britton, Clemens, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Adam Tinworth, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Martina Bürge, Serge K. Keller ❦, Martin Stabe, Leslie D, Thomas Power
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