The perils of autocracy
Poor policies, once adopted, are difficult to abandon, as the leaders of Russia and China are demonstrating.
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Odesa grain shipment promises relief for countries reliant on Ukraine for wheat
The return of shipments being able to leave Ukrainian ports is a positive step in the fight to stave off…
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How Vladimir Putin views the world
Russian authoritarianism has added an extra dimension to its suppression of free speech: a sinister playfulness with fact and opinion.
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Russia counterattacks in its economic war with the West
Moscow is exploiting the only significant leverage it has over European economies: energy.
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Intellectual snobbery is hobbling support for Ukraine
Commentators such as Jordan Peterson and Jürgen Habermas are ignoring the truth about Russia’s war.
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What do Russia’s Nord Stream 1 cuts mean for Europe’s gas supply?
Gazprom’s move to cut gas flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline threatens supplies ahead of the winter.
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How the Kremlin is weaponising children for its propaganda
Russia uses emotional pictures of children to legitimise its war on Ukraine, and targets children themselves with disinformation.
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Russian actions, not diplomacy, will shape Africa’s fortunes
Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, is visiting the continent to counter accusations that Russia is weaponising hunger.
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