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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Russia’s hold over its neighbours keeps deepening
Vladimir Putin's backing for the Kazakh government carries risks for Russia's standing in the region.
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Russia intervenes in Kazakhstan to prop up President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
The Moscow-based CSTO military alliance has, for the first time, deployed troops in an attempt to stop Kazakh protests.
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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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Ten crucial questions about the world in 2022
The New Statesman’s international editor identifies important global trends in the year ahead – and makes some predictions.
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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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What will Russia risk to invade Ukraine?
Even if war between the two countries is avoided, this round of heightened tensions at the border may not be…
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Putin's Russia could face greater trade penalties if it invades Ukraine.
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Biden’s call with Putin didn’t solve anything
When it comes to Ukraine, neither Russia nor the US can get what they want.
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How a war fought half a century ago is taking on new relevance in US-India relations
India went to war with Pakistan in 1971. Today, it still finds itself caught between rivals, but its relationship with…
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Why the world needs to stop saying “hybrid war”
When used to describe recent actions by Belarus and Russia, the term is not only misleading, it’s also dangerous.
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Is America’s toolbox for Russia empty?
What has been revealed is how little the US can do.
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Western commitments to Ukraine remain ambiguous and unproved.
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The West must confront Russia and Belarus to avert catastrophe
Devastating financial sanctions might be the only way of dissuading Putin and Lukashenko from further adventurism.
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Russia’s Covid death toll is even worse than it appears
The Russian authorities and the wider public are in denial about the severity of the pandemic.
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The meaning of Vladimir Putin’s attack on liberalism
By railing against liberalism, “cancel culture” and trans rights, the Russian president is exploiting debates taking place in Western societies…
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Vladimir Putin won’t attend Cop26, yet Russia has little choice but to engage with climate action
A rapidly changing domestic climate and diplomatic pressure is pushing Russia towards the environmental club.
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Fiona Hill: “US democracy is on a precipice right now”
The woman who made international headlines with her testimony on Trump talks Russia, conspiracy theories, sexism and Joe Biden.
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Why Russia is talking to the Taliban
Vladimir Putin is keen to push the Taliban to contain jihadist group IS-K.
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What the arrest of Alexei Navalny means for Putin’s rule in Russia
Emily Tamkin and Ido Vock are joined from Moscow by Felix Light on the World Review podcast.