The Russian Empire wasn’t built in a day - but it nearly collapsed in one. A long line of tsars ruled with iron fists and ...

Authorities in Belarus unleashed a new wave of raids and detentions against government critics who took part in opposition ...

Mass arrests and convictions of government critics have continued since Alexander Lukashenko was handed a sixth term as ...

The Russian Federation is a nuclear superpower with 6,000 nuclear warheads, tactical and strategic. In 1991, the Soviet collapse galvanized Western statesmen and congressmen into action.

But history tells another story: Imperial control quickly leads to overreach, makes a power less secure, and hastens the empire’s collapse. Today, the costs of Mr. Putin’s ambitions are mounting.