Vladimir Putin knows that hostage taking works
Russia’s arrest of the American journalist Evan Gershkovich is a disturbing escalation.
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With Belarus, Vladimir Putin continues his nuclear blackmail
Russia’s announcement that it will station nuclear weapons in its neighbouring country is intended to put pressure on the West.
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The meaning of the battle for Bakhmut
Without taking the city Vladimir Putin cannot achieve his war aims.
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Signs of the times
China and Russia are committed to upending the US-led international order. How should the West respond?
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Eastern Ukraine’s surging healthcare crisis
Doctors and NGOs near the war’s front lines report that a physical and mental health disaster is looming.
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Best friends forever? What we learned from Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin’s meeting in Moscow
China’s leader vows changes not seen in 100 years, plus the legacy of the Iraq war.
Banning TikTok will bring on the splinternet
Retaliatory censorship by Russia and China on apps and devices will lead to the West living in a parallel internet.
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Xi Jinping’s desperate gamble on Vladimir Putin
The Chinese leader is framing his visit to Moscow as a “journey for peace” but his calculations go far beyond…
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Iraq made Donald Trump inevitable
The populist backlash was a reaction to elite-driven failures in the Middle East.
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The diplomatic battle for Taiwan
Taiwan’s remaining allies are being whittled away as Beijing positions itself as a peacemaker between Russia and Ukraine.
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European unity over Ukraine is holding – for now
A new poll of European publics reveals that support for Kyiv has strengthened since Russia’s invasion a year ago.
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“Merkel’s Russia policy was pure appeasement”
Roderich Kiesewetter, a leading MP in the former chancellor’s CDU, on how his party helped embolden Vladimir Putin to invade…
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In its pursuit of Russian regime change, the West is doomed to repeat the errors of the Iraq War
A new generation of liberal hawks views Ukraine as the pivotal battlefield in a global struggle for democracy.
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Russia and the new language of war
What we mean when we talk about “kinetic” and “non-kinetic” warfare.
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Has Georgia’s Russian drift come to an end?
Days of fierce protests in Tbilisi have defeated pro-Kremlin legislation.
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Who destroyed the Nord Stream pipelines?
Three main actors are considered potentially culpable.
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Could undersea cables be the next casualty of hybrid warfare?
The UK, Italy and France are investing in infrastructure to protect the internet from Russian aggression.
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The reason why sanctions against Russia are failing
Kleptocracy corrodes democracy and benefits autocrats, argues Raymond Baker in Invisible Millions. Joe Biden should be taking notes.
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Ukraine foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba: “We will not withdraw from Bakhmut”
In an exclusive interview with the New Statesman, Kuleba also denies the Ukrainian government had any involvement in the Nord…
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Riot police crack down on Georgia’s anti-Russia protests
Thousands took to the streets to protest the government’s Kremlin-inspired “foreign agent” bill.
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