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“There is a degree of barbarity that is really unconscionable,” says Ivo Daalder. “We do need to make sure at some point that people responsible will be held to account.”

"Soft spots have been showing—and risk becoming cracks in the support base Biden needs to sustain that commitment." argues Bruce Jentleson.

The prestige and popularity of the World Cup is a political force beyond any nation's control, writes Chris Morris

Macron’s statements show Europe’s concern that US attention will waver too much from Ukraine to Taiwan, argues Sibel Oktay.

"The leaked documents underscore how the war in Ukraine is truly a multilateral war, and the West a co-belligerent," Paul Poast writes.

Opinion surveys conducted in both the United States and Russia reflect similar disappointment and continued mistrust among the general publics.

The American public is under no illusions as to how long the war is likely to last, Ivo Daalder writes.

"Few modern leaders have miscalculated as badly as the Russian president has," Ivo Daalder writes. "Ukraine’s acceptance into NATO would represent the final defeat of his failed strategy."

Integrating migrant children and their parents into local schools also integrates them into the local economy.

"While defeat for Ukraine would be plenty bad, it would not have grave implications outside of Europe," Paul Poast argues.