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Looking for an exit-strategy

The massive rearmament and mutual threats are strongly reminiscent of the Cold War. Although today’s situation is different, there are parallels

By Herbert Wulf

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The American empire in the fog of Ukraine

A war that grinds without dramatic shifts poses a challenge to political judgment; the observer is tempted to make a sweeping historical judgment

By Ross Douthat

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A lesson in realism

One of the messages of the Vilnius Summit is that as long as the war in Ukraine continues, there will be no NATO membership

By Nickolay Kapitonenko

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A dangerous balancing act

In this week's NATO Summit in Vilnius, the member states must address Ukraine’s membership aspirations — a task which is anything but straightforward

By Aurélie Pugnet

Courtesy Gerald R. Ford Library

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The OSCE’s midlife crisis

50 years after its foundation, the OSCE has remained a club of non-like-minded states. But as autocracies rise, the organisation might lose relevance

By Cornelius Friesendorf

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On a tightrope for peace

The Armenian-Azerbaijani peace talks are paradoxically dynamic — the closer to a common vision of peace, the higher the chance of military escalation

By Rusif Huseynov

Reuters/Misha Japaridze

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Prigozhin: An outsider with an army

The Wagner uprising – despite its short duration – has demonstrated the vulnerability of Putin's power system

By Roland Bathon

Reuters/ Ueslei Marcelino

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Brazil is back from the dead

To restore Brazil’s role as a leading power of the Global South, Lula has sought to revive the regional UNASUR organisation. But this is no easy task

By Wolf Grabendorff

Reuters/Sven Simon

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An end to Germany’s end of history

More than a year ago, Olaf Scholz proclaimed the Zeitenwende. But what this means for the country’s foreign and security policy, no one seems to know

By Reinhard Krumm

Reuters/ Jacques Witt

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Macron and the future of Françafrique

For France’s ambition to redefine its role in Africa to succeed, it must transcend neocolonial dynamics

By Hippolyte Fofack