The US still has significant troops in Europe despite cuts
An additional 8,500 US service personnel are now on high alert as fears of a Russian offensive grow.
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Why Germany finds it difficult to act as Russian tensions build
Germany’s new government is more critical of Russia than previous administrations, but history and trade weigh heavily in the balance.
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With Russian forces still on Ukraine’s border, can transatlantic allies hang together?
A week's worth of talks involving Russia, Nato, the US and the EU appear to have changed little.
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What the Thucydides Trap gets wrong about China
The theory goes that war is inevitable when an emerging power threatens to displace an old one. But when it…
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Can Joe Biden’s diplomacy stop Russia from invading Ukraine?
Repeated warnings from the West have not defused tensions along the Russia-Ukraine border.
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Z is for Zero, Net: The year climate goals became climate deadlines
Deadly droughts, floods and wildfires expose the urgency of reaching net zero.
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Vladimir Putin keeps everyone guessing on war with Ukraine
The Russian president’s four-hour, year-end press conference offered more questions than answers.
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Crystal ball or shattered glass: how did my 2021 predictions hold up?
As 2021 comes to a close, I take stock of whether I saw into, or was stunned by, the future.
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