Max Fisher

A brief primer on the Belarusian writer, her most famous work, and why it deserved to win.

Why Russian jets are crossing into Turkey — and why it’s so dangerous.

The US strikes that killed 12 health workers and 10 patients were no aberration. This is the strategy we’ve chosen, and not just in Afghanistan.

The very basics: why this is happening, what it means for Syria (and for the US), and what it will change.

Bashar al-Assad’s war is still unwinnable — and Putin is doubling down on a losing bet.

The secretary of state chose the worst possible moment to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Russian foreign minister.

It’s partly about Iran and could be the start of a grand bargain offer to the US — and there’s more going on beneath the surface.

Here are his first two tweets — the second is a joke about Mars.