Linda Kinstler

‘Minimum Victory’

Weary of war and staring down the likelihood of an unjust peace, Ukrainian intellectuals are plotting out a road map for the future. 

Falling Off the Map

World War I set the stage a century ago for new ways of thinking about where states come from and what happens when they disappear.

Chekhov’s Tank

“When you watch a military parade, you have to wonder when and where the lethal arms will be deployed, in whose name and for what cause.”

‘Where Are Our Boys?’

A website where Ukrainians can petition the president has become a living archive of wartime and an open record of popular concerns.

Phorm Energy Screamin’ Freedom

Whatever else it might be, a military parade is always a reminder of how readily the armed forces can be deployed both at home and abroad.

What Latvia Found in the KGB Archives

The hope is that Latvia’s publishing of the documentary detritus of the KGB will act as a cautionary tale, preventing any similarly repressive surveillance apparatus from rising again.