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The end of American adventurism abroad

With or without Trump, many Americans no longer see the US in the role of world policeman. Europe must take this seriously

By Trita Parsi

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Fences on the border can’t be Europe’s future

Only diplomacy, legal pathways, and the fight against poverty can prevent the abuse of migration flows in Europe’s geopolitical quagmire

By Olga Gulina

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Why Russia deployed more troops at Ukraine's border

Is the situation on the Russian-Ukrainian border threatening to escalate? What the Russian leadership is thinking and how the West should react

By Rüdiger von Fritsch

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Will Iran have a nuclear bomb?

Iran has advanced in uranium enrichment, while the US is unable to make commitments. But there is still hope for the nuclear deal

By Cornelius Adebahr

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The fragility of western democracy

Russia is trying to sow division between the EU and NATO to achieve its main aims. And is largely succeeding

By Paul Mason

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Russia’s good cop, bad cop strategy in Afghanistan

Russia is concerned with a worsening security situation in Afghanistan. To avert further escalation, it is ready to use diverse means of aversion

By Andrei Kazantsev, Svetlana Medvedeva

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Is Russia the future of Belarus?

As Lukashenko and Putin concluded their Union State talks, it seems that Russia has changed its tactics — but not its objective

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What is behind the growing Iran-Azerbaijan tension?

The war in Nagorno-Karabakh has seen regional power dynamics shift to Iran’s detriment — in particular because of Azerbaijan-Israel relations

By Rovshan Mammadli

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'We won’t get anywhere without China'

To create a safe and sustainable future, we need to find ways how to cooperate with China, explains Germany's former foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel

By Sigmar Gabriel

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The price of American hegemony in Asia

With AUKUS, the US gets serious about containing China. But Australia and Europe should ask themselves if US primacy in Asia is a worthwhile goal

By Sam Roggeveen