Helen Andrews

June 25, 2024
You Have No Idea How Soviet We Really Are
The historian Niall Ferguson launched his new column at the Free Press with a banger, “We’re All Soviets Now.” His comparison of the United States in 2024 to Russia...
June 12, 2024
South Africa Teeters on the Brink
The party of Mandela has lost its majority for the first time, and none of its potential coalition partners can save the ANC from itself.
May 15, 2024
Putin’s New Defense Minister Could Be His Successor
Vladimir Putin removed the longtime Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu from his post on Sunday as part of a cabinet reshuffle at the start of his fifth presidential term. Shoigu’s...
May 2, 2024
Is the Navalny Intelligence Leak an Olive Branch to Putin?
Absolving Putin of Navalny’s death could signal an awareness that negotiations in Ukraine must come soon.
February 20, 2024
The Long Shadow of NAFTA
The year 1994 marked the beginning of the era of globalization. For a short time after the end of the Cold War, it was unclear what would be the driving theme of the next period in...