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A race for the South Atlantic

Trump wants to push China out of Latin America. The South Atlantic, with its natural resources and strategic position, could be the deciding factor

By Mariana Altieri

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Ukraine’s black swan moment

Kyiv has given in to emotion rather than critically reassessing its strategy. What can save Ukraine from a never-ending war of attrition?

By Nickolay Kapitonenko

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Peace is best served cold

Grand bargains are fading from Mediterranean diplomacy. For the EU, patience may be its most useful asset

By Camille Limon

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Starting a war is easier than ending one

Militarily superior, yet still without victory. In Ukraine and Iran, escalation has exposed the limits of force — and the lack of an exit strategy

By Herbert Wulf

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Europe is not losing the sanctions fight

It is undermining them itself

By Svitlana Romanko

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Living with the bomb

North Korea is nuclear-armed. Seoul is adapting: freeze first, disarmament later. But realism comes with risks

By Christoph Heuser

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What does neutrality mean?

Swiss voters will decide this Sunday whether to put tighter limits on their foreign policy

By Christopher Forst

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Just ink on paper

Six weeks in, the Mecca Defence Pact exposed the difference between making a commitment and the willingness to honour it

By Guido Gargiulo, Keith Boyfield

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The last bastion against Trump

Brazil’s election is a test of sovereignty in an age where political, family and business power are converging

By Sandra Weiss

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A calculated gesture

China and India want an end to the war in Ukraine, with Beijing offering to mediate. But what is China’s real objective?

By Marina Rudyak