Russia
Hacking the Hackers
Cybercrime has long been a useful foreign policy tool for the Russian state. But observers now wonder if shifting geopolitics, including Donald Trump’s rapprochement with the Kremlin, will impact such activities, for better or worse.
Continental Drift
For Europeans watching, one thing is clear: Washington now regards Kyiv as an adversary from which concessions must be wrung and terms of conditional surrender imposed, while it sees Moscow as an ally-in-the-making and the more justifiably aggrieved party in the war of conquest Moscow started three years ago.
The University That Shaped Russia’s Intervention in Syria
For decades, an elite university in St. Petersburg sustained Russia’s expertise on the Middle East and its influence abroad. Yet cracks in Russia’s supposed mastery of the region started to show around the turn of the millennium.
Two and a Half Years Later, a Disabled Ukrainian Boy Returns Home
Just over a month after New Lines and The Reckoning Project published an investigation into Moscow’s targeting and deporting of disabled children from Ukraine, a teenage boy was found and returned to his family.
New Lines’ Best of Syria Reporting
In this special issue of the Week in Review, we dive into the New Lines archives for a look back at some of our best essays on Syria
The Norwegian Archipelago That Became an Unexpected Melting Pot
The Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard is an experiment in internationalism, allowing non-Norwegians to live and work without visas and foreign entities to exploit minerals, but events beyond its icy shores mean that its two largest settlements are rapidly changing.
In a Propaganda Move, Russia Targeted and Deported Disabled Children From Ukraine
Over one year, reporters have tracked what happened to the forcibly deported, disabled residents of the Oleshky boarding school. We have followed the desperate attempts to bring them home and identified which Russian officials are responsible for abusing their rights.