Geopolitics

The US struggles with sanctions paradox as Ukraine looks on

Measures must be tough enough to deter Putin from further action but not so harsh that they push Russia further…

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As Russian forces roll across the border on a “peace-keeping mission” the speculation on the Russian president’s next move continues.

By Lawrence Freedman

In an exclusive extract from her new book, the New Statesman columnist explains how Western democracies were captured by the…

By Helen Thompson

Vladimir Putin’s recognition of Russia’s puppet “republics” in eastern Ukraine will only deepen the region’s suffering

By Jeremy Cliffe

In an angry televised speech, the Russian president presented himself as a peacekeeper but sounded like a leader preparing for…

By Katie Stallard

Progressives should abandon the delusion that this crisis has been triggered by Nato’s “encirclement” of Russia.

By Paul Mason

Moscow’s move comes after it recognised the independence of two breakaway statelets in its neighbour’s east.

By Ido Vock

Europeans no longer view war as unthinkable or themselves as spectators in a possible conflict.

By Ivan Krastev and Mark Leonard