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How to survive in a world of fierce competition between great powers

A perspective from Ukraine

By Nickolay Kapitonenko

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When one door closes, another opens

By freezing the funding of USAID, the country is abdicating its responsibility — creating opportunities for others

By Melissa Conley Tyler, Grant Wyeth

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A rude awakening

The EU faces an uphill battle at the UN as the Trump administration shifts gears on Ukraine. Can Europe rally the Global South to its side?

By Richard Gowan

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Bargaining chips and backroom deals

Belarus and the US may be opening a new chapter of diplomatic relations. But on what terms?

By Artyom Shraibman

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Breaking the gentleman’s agreement

It’s time for a Latin American woman to take the helm at the United Nations

By Juan Gabriel Tokatlian

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Making waves

Despite Russian aggression and diverging regional interests, Romania is determined to reshape the Black Sea’s security architecture

By Marius Ghincea

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‘He who comes too late is punished by life’

Rather than lamenting the perceived irrationality, corruption or indecency of Team Trump, Europeans must recognise what is truly at stake

By Marc Saxer

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The war we aren’t watching

Rwanda isn’t in eastern DRC because of an immediate threat — it’s there for the long haul

By Kristof Titeca

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Security as currency

Russia and China are vying for influence in Central Asia, turning alliances and trade into a high-stakes game of power and competition

By Eldaniz Gusseinov

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Wild new world

Trump ushers in a new era for the United Nations. There are possibilities to shape it

By Matthias Jobelius