Anastasia Edel

3 weeks ago | foreignpolicy.com | Anastasia Edel

Geopolitics Economics Russia After centuries of trying to catch up with the West, Russia is now using its influence to reshape the politics of Western countries and erode their foundational commitment to the democratic order. Nowhere is this more visible than the United States.

2 months ago | theatlantic.com | Anastasia Edel

When tech billionaires and crypto moguls hailed Donald Trump’s reelection and flocked to his inauguration ceremony and ball, million-dollar donations in hand, some were abandoning previous liberal affiliations and all were now lining up behind an openly authoritarian president. The surface rationale is that megabusiness leaders such as Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, and Marc Andreessen are safeguarding their companies and their shareholders’ interests.

Jan 29, 2025 | realcleardefense.com | Anastasia Edel

Dissent is deadly in a totalitarian country. Vladimir Putin promised a lightning war — but almost three years after his invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s military is bleeding. The number of casualties, alone, is shocking. Even Trump has remarked on the consequences of Putin “grinding it out”. Since February 2022, Moscow has suffered some 700,000 casualties, including around 100,000 dead.

Jan 27, 2025 | unherd.com | Anastasia Edel

EuropeMeatgrinderRussiarussia ukraine warVladimir PutinWar Vladimir Putin promised a lightning war — but almost three years after his invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s military is bleeding. The number of casualties, alone, is shocking. Even Trump has remarked on the consequences of Putin “grinding it out”. Since February 2022, Moscow has suffered some 700,000 casualties, including around 100,000 dead.

Nov 28, 2024 | almendron.com | Anastasia Edel

In Ukraine’s prolonged struggle against Russia, the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president was a black swan event. Among other positions, Trump ran on the promise of extricating the United States from the conflict in Ukraine. His closest allies have openly disparaged Kyiv and made overtures to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Thus, with this transition of power begins a new chapter of the war in which Western support for Ukraine could fall by the wayside.