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Putin’s reshuffle is about optimisation, not change

The decision to replace Defence Minister Shoigu with economist Belousov is not a shift in policy but an attempt to boost military efficiency

By Tatiana Stanovaya

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Ecuador in a stranglehold

Gang wars, drug trafficking and military repression: how did Ecuador mutate from a peaceful country to a danger zone?

By Sara Meyer

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The great diplomatic game

When confrontation with the US looks inevitable and relations with Russia are robust, China’s focus turns to Europe

By Nickolay Kapitonenko

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Between existence and expediency

The Ukrainian army needs new soldiers. However, the government’s radical mobilisation measures threaten to divide society

By Anastasia Magazova

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Russia’s red thread

Soviet nostalgia, revisionism and anti-Western propaganda: Putin is unwavering in his commitment to the old pillars of Russian politics

By Cord Jakobeit, Dmytro Mykhailychenko

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From dorms to demonstrations

The campus protests across the US aren’t primarily about the Israel-Hamas war but stem from other, deep-seated issues: alienation and radicalisation

By Jeremi Suri

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Nepal's youth caught in the crossfire

The Nepalese government is under pressure to halt the flow of recruits to the Russian army

By Kamal Dev Bhattarai

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Peacemaker wanted

Kazakhstan maintains good relations with Russia and Ukraine. The country would be perfectly suited to mediate negotiations and end bloodshed

By Alexandra Sitenko

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Lessons we can teach

Iceland’s President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson explains how small states can play a role in the international arena

By Guðni Th. Jóhannesson

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Signs of a storm

Israel’s attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria takes the risk of further escalation to a new level. Can a regional conflagration still be averted?

By Marcus Schneider