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Putin’s dangerous war games
Geopolitics offers no shortage of distractions.
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Dictators conspire: Oil, assassins, exploitation
Last week’s prisoner exchange between Russia, Belarus and several Western nations offered a stark glimpse into the workings of modern autocracies.
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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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How to explain the right’s Putin mania
Tucker Carlson’s visit to Moscow made headlines in recent weeks.
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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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The far-right European pawns in Putin’s game
It was a sight to behold. Last week, members of the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) interrupted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech at the Austrian Parliament.
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How Germany’s political failures enabled Putin’s war
Yes, “harder years, tough years” are coming for Germany.
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Russia’s war against the West escalates
We should let go of the illusion that normality will return once the war in Ukraine is over.