Most NATO members have met Finland and Sweden's joint application for membership with open enthusiasm. The US, UK, France; even the Italians and Greeks are cheering, in a rare moment of pan-European positivity.  But not the Turks. Long kept at arm's reach from...

Russia’s Wagner Group purports to be a “private security organization” – what you and I might otherwise call mercenaries. Plenty of groups like this exist around the world, but with an emphasis on private.

Much of Russia's revenue is based on their oil fields. But oil fields don't just go on and off at the flick of a switch. A handful of refineries across Russia have already announced reductions in output due to a lack of demand. This is not good news. If refineries...