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A bitter battlefield stalemate

The Ukrainian counter-offensive is faltering. Instead of endlessly supplying new weapons, the West should cooperate in the preparation of peace talks

By Helmut W. Ganser

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No exit to the 19th century

A 'face-saving' deal for Putin? If Europe wants to live in peace, Russia must not be rewarded at Ukraine's expense

By Fritz Felgentreu

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The crisis of American leadership

As liberal democracies try to address the immense challenges of this century, they must confront the Iraq War’s legacy of mistrust and division

By Chris Patten

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The Hydra's gambit

As thousands marched through Niger's streets, waving Russian flags, the echoes of the St. Petersburg summit resonate in distant corners of Africa

By Joana de Deus Pereira

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Peeking behind the curtain of Russia’s Africa agenda

The recent Russia-Africa Summit was as much about the ‘respectable’ side of Russia’s Africa engagements as its ‘hidden’ side

By Ivan U. Klyszcz

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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

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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