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Lend-lease is a mechanism that will help speed the delivery of military aid to the battlefields of Ukraine.
A digest of the week’s coverage of the war against Ukraine.
The US president has set out Nato’s war aims and provided substantial funding to back the plan.
Putin’s war is being portrayed as an attack on democracy in a country where the notion of democratic values is a deeply divisive issue.
Despite the halt to the federal mask mandate for mass transit, people may still choose to protect themselves. For those who do, the type of mask and how well it fits matter.
Former US president Donald Trump continues to wield an important influence within the Republican Party. Notwithstanding the war in Ukraine, he and his supporters continue to look up to Vladimir Putin.
The Biden administration has a difficult task in punishing Russia for its invasion without becoming embroiled in a full-scale war.
President Joe Biden’s nominee for the US Supreme Court withstood four days of hearings and was confirmed to become the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court.
President Biden said that Vladimir Putin had committed war crimes, after news emerged of mass civilian murders in Bucha, Ukraine. Three stories from our archive explain what this means.
The constantly changing COVID-19 rules can be frustrating. But this pandemic is like no other public health crisis in history. It is better to think of the virus and US responses the way we think about hurricanes.
Past sanctions on Russia, including being expelled from another international forum, haven’t had the desired results. So why try the same thing again?
None of the available methods for holding Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable are likely to actually punish him, and they may even make new atrocities more likely.
55 years after Thurgood Marshall testified during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearings show race and crime continue to drive questions about a Black jurist.
The US has about 40 centres that focus on African studies. Africa has only three looking the other way.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered an unprecedented outpouring of humanitarian and military aid. Protecting those supply chains is essential for delivering materiel to the frontlines.
It’s getting much harder in the US to find an affordable home, even for people who work multiple jobs.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats have the world on edge, but so far, long-standing arms control measures have helped keep the situation from getting out of control.
The current conflict in Ukraine has three key leaders, each of whom uses a different approach to the crisis.
The days of Soviet bloc countries in Eastern Europe disappeared at the end of the Cold War nearly 30 years ago. It appears Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to start a new Cold War..
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