Commentary and Analysis

Karen DeYoung, Ryan Heath, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Mitchel Wallerstein joins VOA's Cindy Saine to discuss President Biden's remarks that risk of "Armageddon" is the highest it has been in 60 years.

Russians share their perspectives on why military disaster in Ukraine could have seismic consequences for their nation’s politics, economy, and society—with global implications.

"Even when 'people power' succeeds in ousting oppressive leaders, there is no guarantee that what comes next is peace or democracy," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

As the run-off vote looms at the end of October, the far-right’s misinformation machine is going into overdrive, writes Robert Muggah.

"I don't think he's trying to apologize or recognize any fault of the Islamic Republic... if he goes back one step, the revolution will come two steps forward."

"Rumors, lies and misinformation played a decisive role in the first round, and they will play an even greater role in the second," writes Robert Muggah.

Two weeks after his "much-derided" trip abroad, Yoon Suk-yeol continues to hemorrhage public support, writes Karl Friedhoff.

While calls for reform are understandable, they are not going to happen—nor should they, Paul Poast argues.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Jamil Anderlini, and Bobby Ghosh join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.