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Even great powers are dependent on rules

Military superiority can deter adversaries or start wars. It cannot create lasting political order

By Benjamin Dürr

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Geostrategic paradox

NATO needs Türkiye more than ever. And yet Erdoğan, of all people, is becoming a growing problem for the Alliance

By Yaşar Aydın

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The new Middle East quartet

Together, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan and Egypt are offering an opportunity for stability in the region. We should seize it

By Marcus Schneider

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The illusion of quick fixes

Ukraine is back on the G7 agenda as US policy stumbles in Iran and Kyiv proves resilient

By Nickolay Kapitonenko

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The art of playing giants

Xi Jinping headed to North Korea to secure China’s influence. But the real winner of the summit is Kim Jong Un

By Eric Ballbach

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Star wars redux

As space is set to become a central arena of geopolitical rivalry, Europe once again risks relegating itself to the role of a moralising bystander

By K.-P. Ludwig

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Downfall of a superstar

Germany’s humiliating defeat in the race for a UN Security Council seat reveals the price of a foreign policy increasingly seen as hypocritical abroad

By Marcus Schneider

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Steppe manoeuvre

Kazakhstan and Mongolia are reshaping Central Asia — reducing their dependence on China and Russia

By Rassul Kospanov, Vlad Paddak

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More ships, more missiles, more power?

The US failure in Iran exposes the limits of power. But it also shows a deeper loss of moral and leadership capital that may be harder to recover

By Dan Smith

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Twilight of the hegemon

Trump’s war with Iran was intended to weaken Tehran. Instead, it has ended in a geopolitical debacle for Washington

By Marcus Schneider