This article appears in the March 2025 print edition with the headline “Capitulation Is Contagious.” ...

In Russia, President Vladimir Putin exerts strict control over the oligarchs who dominate the economy, ensuring their loyalty as a means of consolidating his power. By contrast, President Trump has ...

There was a messianic fervor in Trump’s Second Inaugural speech that wasn’t evident eight years ago. As dark as the 2016 ...