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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    9 big questions about Russia’s war in Ukraine, answered
    Explainers

    Addressing some of the most pressing questions of the whole war, from how it started to how it might end.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Is Russia losing?Is Russia losing?
    Politics

    Russia’s offensive is stalled. It has taken massive casualties. We are, according to one expert, “seeing a country militarily implode.”

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    What Zelenskyy wants, America can’t giveWhat Zelenskyy wants, America can’t give
    Politics

    Zelenskyy’s moving appeal to Congress papered over a difficult fact: Ukraine’s interest may not be America’s.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Could Putin actually fall?
    Explainers

    What history teaches us about how autocrats lose power — and how Putin might hang on.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Why even a “limited” no-fly zone is a bad ideaWhy even a “limited” no-fly zone is a bad idea
    Politics

    There’s a new idea for a Ukraine no-fly zone. It doesn’t work any better than the old one.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    How the US and its allies can help Ukraine without starting World War IIIHow the US and its allies can help Ukraine without starting World War III
    Politics

    It’s a very tough needle to thread, but there’s a way to make the West’s Ukraine strategy work.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Explainers
    Why the first few days of war in Ukraine went badly for RussiaWhy the first few days of war in Ukraine went badly for Russia
    Explainers

    Russia banked on Kyiv falling quickly. Here’s why it hasn’t.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    A “no-fly zone” in Ukraine is a catastrophically bad ideaA “no-fly zone” in Ukraine is a catastrophically bad idea
    Politics

    The West can’t treat Putin like he’s Saddam Hussein.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Why the US won’t send troops to UkraineWhy the US won’t send troops to Ukraine
    Politics

    Nuclear weapons are containing the Ukraine war. They also helped cause it.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Putin’s “Nazi” rhetoric reveals his terrifying war aims in Ukraine
    Russia

    Russia’s president says he wants the “de-Nazification” of Ukraine. That actually means regime change.

    By Zack Beauchamp