If you are European and/or democratic friend, I'd really recommend this video. We are in a culture wars, whether we like it or not. We need to decide how we should stay alert and respond to their sabotaging our way of life.
Video content: It's important to stay updated on what's happening day by day in Ukraine - troop advances, losses, missile strikes - but there's a much bigger picture behind all of It. This isn't just about Putin's ambitions. S about a growing global alliance. Countries like North Korea, China, Iran, and Russia are forming a powerful new bloc. In 2024, Richard Fontaine coined the term Axis of Upheaval to describe this rising anti-Western coalition, which has also been called the Axis of Autocracies and the Quadrant of Chaos. I spoke to Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum to get her thoughts on where this is going and what it means for the future of democracy.