The thunder of war in Ukraine often dominates the headlines about Russia, but amidst all the chaos, the Russian foreign intelligence service recently made an interesting move. Sergei Naryshkin, the director of the Sluzhba Vneshnei Razvedki (SVR), the Russian equivalent of the CIA, unveiled a statue of Feliks Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the Soviet secret …
In February 1949, J. Robert Oppenheimer, the celebrated scientist behind the Manhattan Project, penned an article for this publication, reflecting on the aftermath of the first atomic bomb detonation. The explosion had captivated the world with its purple light and towering pillar of smoke and debris. However, for Oppenheimer, the initial excitement had given way …
On Sunday, Warsaw saw a peaceful march of 500,000 people marking the 34th anniversary of elections that led to Poland’s nonviolent exit from communism. However, this mass gathering was not only a celebration of the past but also a protest against the current Polish government’s efforts to return the country to autocracy. The Law and …