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Sunsets and strategy

In a region of rising rivalries, ASEAN’s global soft power strategy rides on passports, planes and palm-fringed resorts

By Nikola Mikovic

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Peace for sale

Trump’s Board of Peace is nothing more than political theatre. Europe must tear down its curtains

By René Wildangel

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New START, old risks

As the US-Russia arms control treaty expires, Europe risks becoming a spectator in a nuclear game it cannot afford to ignore

By Tim Thies, Philipp Fischer

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Did Trump miscalculate this time?

The Global South is demonstrating how countries can deal with an aggressive United States

By Alexandra Sitenko

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Go East

The US is not trying to eliminate the Iranian state. It wants a cooperative regime, stripped of its regional teeth and its strategic value to China

By Eldaniz Gusseinov

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Who gets to define Africa’s crises?

From Caracas to Nuuk, power is replacing law. Africa is no stranger to this game, having long sought ways to reclaim agency in a lawless world

By Atunde Ahmed Olarewaju

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Canada’s Davos moment

Act together, and Carney’s speech becomes a turning point. Hesitate, and it becomes another missed warning

By Jordan Leichnitz

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Europe in a new imperial age

When the Empire strikes, Europe must strike back. And do so united with strategic intelligence and firmness

By Javi López

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Why Iran’s crisis is Russia’s problem

For Russia, what happens in Iran is no longer a peripheral concern. It is directly tied to Europe’s power balance and the course of the war in Ukraine

By Arash Beidollahkhani

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How do we measure defeat?

Years of war in Ukraine have shifted global power away from the West. This may not yet represent a defeat, but it is certainly not a victory

By Nickolay Kapitonenko