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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    Politics
    Shanghai’s zero Covid nightmareShanghai’s zero Covid nightmare
    Politics

    Why even many wealthy people in China’s richest city can’t reliably get food — and what it says about the country’s political system.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Is Russia committing genocide in Ukraine?
    Russia-Ukraine war

    There is little doubt Russia is committing war crimes in Ukraine. Do they amount to genocide?

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    Europe’s other threat to democracyEurope’s other threat to democracy
    World Politics

    While Putin batters Ukraine, his ally Viktor Orbán just strengthened his hold on Hungary.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    No, Putin is not actually achieving his goals in UkraineNo, Putin is not actually achieving his goals in Ukraine
    Politics

    The ridiculous theory that Russia’s war is going according to plan, debunked.

    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