“He has embarked on a war he can’t stop”: Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Putin’s next move
Jailed for a decade by Putin, the exiled oligarch explains how the Russian leader consolidated his power – and why…
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We are already at war with Russia
War with Russia is not just a matter for Ukraine. Putin understands this. The West does not.
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Don’t count on sanctions to push Putin from power
Isolating Russia economically may not have the intended effect, as the examples of Iraq, South Africa and Myanmar show.
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Russia’s looming default is Putin’s choice
The Russian president no longer has any interest in running a market economy or in spreading Russia’s wealth.
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Austria is Russia’s tunnel into the heart of Europe
The country’s attachment to neutrality has led it to cultivate obsequious relations with Russian energy and espionage.
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What Assad can teach Putin about surviving international isolation
The Syrian regime has been partially rehabilitated, and it doesn't even have Russia's natural resources to bargain with.
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Orbán’s unfair election victory makes a travesty of EU values
If Hungary’s authoritarian prime minister hadn’t rigged the system, it is doubtful that he would have won so convincingly.
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How will the Ukraine war end?
Now is the time to imagine what a future ceasefire will look like.
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