menu_open Columnists
Paul Hockenos

Paul Hockenos

Foreign Policy

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Ukraine and Russia Are Warring at Tennis

Ukraine and Russia Are Warring at Tennis

Get audio access with any FP subscription. Subscribe Now ALREADY AN FP SUBSCRIBER? LOGIN Get audio access with any FP subscription. ALREADY AN FP...

27.03.2026 6

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

Ukraine and Russia Are Warring at Tennis

Ukraine and Russia Are Warring at Tennis

Get audio access with any FP subscription. Subscribe Now ALREADY AN FP SUBSCRIBER? LOGIN Get audio access with any FP subscription. ALREADY AN FP...

27.03.2026 7

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

Ukraine and Russia Are Warring at Tennis

Ukraine and Russia Are Warring at Tennis

Get audio access with any FP subscription. Subscribe Now ALREADY AN FP SUBSCRIBER? LOGIN Get audio access with any FP subscription. ALREADY AN FP...

27.03.2026 5

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

Ukraine Is Making Home-Brew Long-Range Missiles

Get audio access with any FP subscription. Subscribe Now ALREADY AN FP SUBSCRIBER? LOGIN Get audio access with any FP subscription. ALREADY AN FP...

19.03.2026 10

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

Russia’s European Enclave Is Its Soft Underbelly

The Russian oblast of Kaliningrad, sandwiched uncomfortably between Poland and Lithuania, has long been Moscow’s forward-most outpost in Europe and...

10.03.2026 10

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

Why Ukraine Is Still Standing

Russia’s War in Ukraine Understanding the conflict four years on. KYIV—After another long night of thundering bombardment, the people of Kyiv are...

24.02.2026 10

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

Putin Tried to Freeze Ukraine. Instead, He Sparked an Energy Revolution.

This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When Russian air strikes...

22.02.2026 300

Mother Jones

Paul Hockenos

The Other Nazi Olympics

06.02.2026 9

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

Ukraine’s Answer Might Be Kosovo

26.01.2026 30

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

What One Film’s Success Reveals About Today’s Russia

17.01.2026 40

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

China Is Now the World’s Climate Champion

19.11.2025 7

The Nation

Paul Hockenos

Europe Is Selling Ukraine a Pipe Dream

18.11.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

Central Europe Has Compassion Fatigue

28.10.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

The Controversial Past of Ukraine’s Newest Heroes

30.09.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

Zelensky Is Losing Touch With Reality

16.09.2025 9

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

Letter From Kharkiv

25.07.2025 10

The Nation

Paul Hockenos

Ukraine’s Democracy Has Stalled

16.07.2025 9

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

Ukraine’s Narrow Path to Victory Without Trump

10.06.2025 8

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

Romania’s Far Right Is More Extreme Than You Think

15.05.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

The Ukrainian Troops Who Will Never Stop Fighting

09.05.2025 9

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

Ukraine Has Become Europe’s Arsenal

30.04.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

Ukraine Has Become Europe’s Arsenal

30.04.2025 9

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

Ukraine’s Democracy Still Works Without Elections

14.04.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

Ukraine’s Dangerous Illusion of New Nuclear Energy 

10.04.2025 10

The Nation

Paul Hockenos

East Berlin’s Last Punks Are Moving West

04.04.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

The AfD Is Now Germany’s Mainstream

25.02.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

Why Olaf Scholz Failed

In a nationally televised debate on Feb. 9, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) displayed pluck and conviction. On...

24.02.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

Why Olaf Scholz Failed

22.02.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

Germany’s Election Made a Radical Migration U-Turn

31.01.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

Greenland’s Door Is Open for Trump

28.01.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

Greenland’s Door Is Open for Trump

27.01.2025 6

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos

Musk Is Boosting Germany's Far Right. It Will Backfire

09.01.2025 10

Time

Paul Hockenos

Europe Somehow Still Depends on Russia’s Energy

Russia’s brutal, illegal war on Ukraine is lumbering into its fourth year, yet Europe still hasn’t used all its leverage against Moscow. Despite...

03.01.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Paul Hockenos