In 1813, following his disastrous invasion of Russia, Napoleon faced a desperate battle to save his empire. His enemies were gaining in strength, as Prussia and Sweden joined the Sixth Coalition ...

Betar US is going after pro-Palestinian activists — and also pro-Israel advocates whose tactics it deems overly timid.

Brodsky remains an enigma, a figure who resisted easy categorization. He was a liberal and an imperialist, a dreamer and a ...

The Russians were among the first Europeans to sense California's potential. Had they not sold their settlement there in 1841 ...

On January 15, VTsIOM published its assessment of Russians' knowledge of history — the results turned out to be contradictory ...

What went awry? Putin is the main culprit for Russia’s return to authoritarianism, aggression and hostility to the West. But ...

Slavoj Zizek, the Slovenian philosopher known for his eclectic blend of psychoanalysis, Marxism, and cultural critique, continues to challenge conventional thinking on global politics, war, and the ...

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These latest actions follow the most extensive sanctions imposed on Russian exports earlier this month. Flying under the Barbados flag had been a significant achievement for Russian shipping, as ...

The Royal Navy has been monitoring a Russian spy ship after it was spotted around UK waters earlier this week, the defence secretary has told MPs. John Healey said the vessel, Yantar, was used for ...

A chunk of Russia’s oil tanker fleet is being forced to change the flag they sail under as US and UK sanctions heap pressure on Moscow’s shipping network. The Barbados ship registry said that ...

Though all of the ships will likely find new flags, many vessels that serve Moscow’s interest have repeatedly had to switch to unusual service providers since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.