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The forgotten frontline

While the world focuses on Iran, the volatile conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan is intensifying — with repercussions far beyond the border

By Mirco Günther, Benedikt Ivanovs

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Why so tame?

The US-Israeli attack on Iran puts Russia in an extremely difficult position — and yet, Moscow’s response has been rather reserved

By Ruslan Suleymanov

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A spark in Tehran, tremors everywhere

The war against Iran brings the Middle East on the brink of disaster. How are people coping? We report from the region

By Ralf Melzer, Merin Abbass, Friederike Stolleis, Almut Wieland-Karimi, Astrid Becker

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Where order once held

The strike on Iran has shattered the fragile balance in the Middle East. Europe will feel the impact from afar

By Muamer Bećirović

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Minutes to midnight

Everything is heading towards an escalation between the US and Iran. But war would be extremely dangerous for the region — and completely avoidable

By Marcus Schneider

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Four lessons from four years of Russia’s invasion

The world has become accustomed to terror, believes in ritual negotiations and hopes that time will solve everything. But illusions do not stop war

By Iryna Krasnoshtan

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Nuclear dead-end

Amid mounting military threats and failed diplomacy, Iran’s nuclear obsession threatens both citizens and state stability

By Kourosh Ziabari

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Why Germany must engage with China

With empires jostling for power, Germany’s China strategy could determine Europe’s future — if it can play the great powers against each other

By Steven Langendonk, Matthew D. Stephen

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A dagger in velvet

In Munich, Rubio softened the rhetoric, not the aim. Europe is still only useful if it submits

By Stephen Holmes

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When guns eat butter

Romania has quietly prioritised defence at the expense of welfare, but public debate about it remains intentionally muted

By Cristian Chiscop