NATO Should Not Accept Ukraine—for Ukraine’s Sake

This week's top trending articles, news, and analyses. [VIEW IN BROWSER]( [NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stands during a press conference with Ukrainian President in Kiev on July 10, 2017. via Getty Images)]( [NATO Should Not Accept Ukraine—for Ukraine’s Sake]( The top five reasons that expanding the Western alliance would make Kyiv even worse off. [Zhang Jun, China's ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Nov. 22, 2023.]( [China Wants to Weaken, Not Replace, the U.S. in the Middle East]( Beijing doesn’t want the costs of being a regional hegemon. [Flowers are seen placed around a portrait of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a makeshift memorial in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on Feb. 29. ]( [Russia’s Opposition Needs More Than One Savior]( After the death of Alexei Navalny, the West must avoid investing hopes in a single Russian dissident. [A farmer dumps waste to block a highway near Vesoul, France, on Jan. 25. ]( [Why Farmers Are Protesting Around the World]( From Europe to India, agricultural workers have taken to the streets. [Sen. Jim Risch addresses U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 14, 2021.]( [Lawmakers Accuse Small U.S. Aid Agency of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse]( The U.S. African Development Foundation says it is cooperating “fully” with investigations. [NATO Should Not Accept Ukraine—for Ukraine’s Sake]( The top five reasons that expanding the Western alliance would make Kyiv even worse off. [China Wants to Weaken, Not Replace, the U.S. in the Middle East](Beijing doesn’t want the costs of being a regional hegemon. [Russia’s Opposition Needs More Than One Savior](After the death of Alexei Navalny, the West must avoid investing hopes in a single Russian dissident. [Why Farmers Are Protesting Around the World](From Europe to India, agricultural workers have taken to the streets. [Lawmakers Accuse Small U.S. Aid Agency of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse](The U.S. African Development Foundation says it is cooperating “fully” with investigations. [Subscribe to Foreign Policy]( The world, at your fingertips Keeping up with global moments has never been more essential. Save up to 50% when you join our community of readers today. [SUBSCRIBE NOW](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [MANAGE YOUR EMAIL PREFERENCES]( | [VIEW OUR PRIVACY POLICY]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE]( Reach the [right online audience]( with us. [Foreign Policy]( is a division of Graham Holdings Company. All contents © 2023 Graham Digital Holding Company LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 655 15th St NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC, 20005.