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Return of the gunboats

Trump’s mix of military muscle and tariff pressure signals a bid to fold Latin America back into a compliant US ‘backyard’

By Herbert Wulf

pa/dpa | Michael Kappeler

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Universal by exception

An ICC-wanted leader + a German handshake = a signal that international law is negotiable?

By Yoav Shemer-Kunz

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The US is no longer with us

Perhaps Trump’s new National Security Strategy will finally open Europe’s eyes to this simple reality

By Christos Katsioulis, Filip Milačić

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In the shadows of our time

While Trump reorganises Europe’s neighbourhood, the EU remains reactive. Its habitual passivity could relegate it to a permanent supporting role

By Sven Biscop

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Moscow’s true fears

The current ‘peace plan’ is less about conflict settlement than about the Kremlin’s fears and its desire to control Ukraine

By Hanna Shelest

picture alliance / Anadolu | Houssam Shbaro

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Will Hezbollah surrender their weapons?

Calls to disarm Hezbollah are mounting — but lasting peace is impossible without a Lebanese state that can reclaim real sovereignty over its own land

By Verena El Amil

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28 points later

The EU has deprived itself of a negotiating channel with Russia by rejecting any dialogue with Putin. Now, the fate of Ukraine is in Trump’s hands

By Christos Katsioulis

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Life in the red zone

The Trump plan divides the Gaza Strip, perpetuating the suffering. Meanwhile, the UN Security Council is playing along

By René Wildangel

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Ignored, forgotten, Sudan

As the country descends further into apocalyptic chaos, the world finally seems to be waking up — far too late

By Achim Vogt, Talal Salih

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Religion meets realpolitik

Trump threatens Nigeria with military action over alleged persecution of Christians. But the violence in the country has entirely different causes

By Lennart Oestergaard