Tim Judah

No Exit in Niger

Will Ukraine Ever Change?

Three years after the uprising in Kiev, Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and the beginning of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, much remains uncertain.

France Against Itself

Talking to ordinary people in the South of France before the presidential election, I often felt like I was listening to a French version of the Brexit and Trump campaigns, with many of the same fears about foreigners and globalization eroding the livelihoods of citizens.

Balkan Poison, Revisited

As human rights groups prepare for cases which might be brought when the war in Syria ends, the last few weeks have brought some stark results from the Balkan wars of the 1990s. As it happens, the recent verdicts in The Hague have coincided with a series of stunning new films about the wars made in the region.

Ukraine: Pictures of a Ceasefire

In mid-February a second Ukrainian ceasefire came into effect. These are the pictures I took last month while reporting for The New York Review of Books from Ukraine.

Ukraine: Inside the Deadlock

There is a big gap between what leaders on either side want and what is attainable

Ukraine: Poets in the War

It is impossible to ignore that the conflict in Ukraine is by now not only a matter of aggression by Russia but also a civil war in the east.

Ukraine: Divided and Bitter

The fate of two neighboring towns in eastern Ukraine shows just how divided and bitter the region has become since fighting began almost exactly a year ago.

The Specter Facing Ukraine

Ukraine: What Putin Has Won

Whatever government emerges in the territories controlled by the rebels will be hostile to Kiev and will look to Moscow for its future.

Scenes from Ukraine

In late August, Russian-backed rebel forces launched a devastating counter-offensive against Ukrainian troops.

Ukraine Retreats

The scale of the devastation suffered by Ukrainian forces in southeastern Ukraine over the last week has to be seen to be believed.

The Battle for Ukraine

Kiev's New Conundrum

Petro Poroshenko won Ukraine’s presidential election surprisingly easily, but the rebellion is not over. What happens next in Kiev?

Ukraine’s Stalled Rebellion

As Ukrainians go to the polls to elect a new president, the rebels in the east, who a few weeks ago were triumphantly wrenching their region away from Kiev, now seem to have stalled; but without much sign that the post-revolutionary government is recapturing its lost authority.

Looking for Ukraine

People are looking for saviors; the problem is that they are finding radically different ones

Hate in Progress

The shift of popular opinion in eastern Ukraine under the sway of the Russian media is ominously reminiscent of what the Serbian media and other bits of the former Yugoslav media did when Yugoslavia collapsed.

The Phony War?

All the omens seem to tell of war coming once again. But even at the eleventh hour it is not inevitable.

Fighting for the Soul of Ukraine

“Revolution!” This is what they are shouting in Kiev.

A Challenge to Armenia