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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After Iraq: the great unravelling
The breakdown of the West’s rules-based order began with the invasion of 2003.
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The EU must accelerate its next enlargement
Admitting eight countries in eight years would be a daunting challenge for the European Union – but it would bring…
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China’s hollow peace plan for Ukraine
Any hopes that Wang Yi’s visit to the Kremlin might have been to broker an end to the conflict have…
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With Western support for Ukraine flagging, a protracted war is in Vladimir Putin’s interest
Ambiguity has held Kyiv’s allies together so far – but it will divide them when the conflict’s final stages approach.
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In the face of Russia’s aggression, global alliances have proven their indispensability
In 2019 Emmanuel Macron declared that Nato had suffered a “brain death”, but in Munich world leaders showed otherwise.
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John Sullivan: “Vladimir Putin does not want an off-ramp”
The former US ambassador to Moscow on dealing with the Russian president face to face, and what the Kremlin’s next…
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How UFOs are pushing the US and China further apart
Nine days. Four mysterious flying objects shot down. One intensifying diplomatic crisis.
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