Putin’s power vertical and the pathologies of authoritarian rule
A stage-managed meeting in which he humiliated his cabinet may come to be seen as a turning point.
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Will Russia’s war push back action on climate change?
If future geopolitical instability is to be contained, Ukraine’s acute crisis must not distract from the climate’s chronic threat.
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Why Putin invaded Ukraine
The Russian president is trying to create a new geopolitical order, with him at the top.
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How will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affect domestic politics?
The impact of war in eastern Europe will be felt across the continent and in the UK.
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The West is paying the price for deluding itself about Putin
We must now ensure that Putin’s foreign adventurism has such painful consequences for Russia that it results in his downfall.
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Trump shows what Putin gets right about America
Hours before Russia invaded Ukraine, the former president was still voicing his admiration of Putin.
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Net zero is the energy answer to Russian aggression
The halting of Nord Stream 2 should be a wake-up call for Europe: green energy, not gas, is the future.
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The West must wage economic war on Putin’s regime
Russia’s president has attacked not just on Ukraine’s 41 million people but on the entire system of international law.
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