The Daily | September 11, 2026

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The Daily | October 23, 2026

By Olga Nesterova • 7 min read

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The Daily | October 22, 2026

By Olga Nesterova • 8 min read

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The Daily | October 21, 2026

By Olga Nesterova • 5 min read

The Daily | October 26, 2026

Good evening, Ukraine is asking for tangible results from the next negotiations: protection for energy infrastructure, secure maritime trade, prisoner exchanges and a path to decisions by leaders. Moscow is pursuing a much wider discussion about Europe’s security order. Israel votes tomorrow amid reports that Netanyahu sought another strike

By Olga Nesterova • 7 min read

Explained

Who Does the Ocean Belong To?

The ocean looks open and borderless. International law sees layers: territorial waters, economic zones, the high seas... and even a different legal regime for the seabed underneath. Look at a map and the answer seems simple: countries own their land, and the ocean is everything in between. Legally, it is

By Olga Nesterova • 6 min read

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Armed Agents at Voters’ Doors. A Court Says There Are Limits.

Days before the U.S. midterm elections, a federal judge restricted a DHS voter-fraud operation involving armed agents and flawed citizenship data. I asked Jessica Marsden of Protect Democracy what the ruling means for voter intimidation and what voters should do if they encounter something that makes them afraid

By Olga Nesterova • 2 min read

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The Daily | October 23, 2026

By Olga Nesterova • 7 min read

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The Daily | October 22, 2026

By Olga Nesterova • 8 min read

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The Daily | October 21, 2026

By Olga Nesterova • 5 min read