The prospect of an open-ended military standoff between Russia and Europe raises the likelihood that Moscow might use Belarus to stage increasingly dangerous provocations. European governments should think proactively about how to create the right mix of incentives and pressure to ensure that Belarusian leaders think twice before allowing themselves to be sucked into any future military confrontation.

The conduct of war has increasingly become a fight with a one-dimensional, digital representation of the enemy.

New Saudi podcasts offer a window into an otherwise opaque policymaking process, but face limits in how much they can criticize official policy.