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How NATO failed Putin’s drone test
On Wednesday morning last week, I was getting ready for my afternoon speech at the Financial Services Council conference in Auckland.
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Trump’s retreat in Europe shocking but not surprising
Was it really an “excellent” phone call with Russia’s dictator, Vladimir Putin?
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The day the West died
When US President Donald Trump called Vladimir Putin on February 12, he made history – but not in a good way.
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New NATO leader arrives at a crunch time
There are easier jobs than NATO Secretary-General.
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The Paris-Berlin axis has become dysfunctional at the worst time
All eyes are on Europe as the Russian onslaught continues, Ukraine runs out of ammunition, and the upcoming election in the US induces paralysis.
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Europe’s impossible nuclear option
For Europe’s security, there are no silver bullets – and certainly no alternative nuclear option.
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Europe’s precarious security could invite Putin to expand war
Happy new years do not start like this.
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While the West dithers, Russia steams ahead
As 2023 draws to an end, it is time for a stocktake on the most significant geopolitical issue of the past couple of years: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Who needs enemies when you have friends like Orbán and Erdoğan?
Despite the threats of Russia, China, and stagflation, Hungary and Turkey are backstabbing the organisations they belong to – Nato and the EU.
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The meaning of independence
New Zealanders must realise that, in a less benign world, an independent foreign policy cannot mean neutrality.