Why Putin won’t ever let Ukraine be Finland
•Why a widely touted model for Ukrainian neutrality won’t work to stop a Russian invasion. By Caroline de Gruyter The idea…
Ukraine: Russia says dialogue with West to avoid war ‘not exhausted’, NATO agrees
•Russian foreign minister proposes to continue and expand talks on security guarantees •Defense minister says some of exercises closing to…
Why Russia belongs at the center of Europe
•NATO and the European Union have reached their limits. Here’s what should come next. By Anatol Lieven The Western attempt to…
Ukraine: Why mediation keeps failing and what Russian invasion would look like
•It’s not just about Moscow and Kyiv but the entire Russia-West relationship. By Eugene Chausovsky As military buildups continue by both…
The Backstory: France on the World Stage
French President Emmanuel Macron met with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week in an attempt to ease the standoff with…
Baltic citizens worry they’re next on Russia’s menu
•Moscow’s aggression has stirred old fears in its neighbors. By Kristaps Andrejsons It has been a turbulent few months in the…
Russia does not accept ‘collective response’ to its question on indivisibility of European security
•Moscow expects response to question from each of 37 states, says Foreign Ministry spokeswoman By Elena Teslova Russia does…
Tracking the arrival of Russia’s Wagner Group in Mali
The Wagner Group—a Russian private military company (PMC) linked to the Kremlin, Ministry of Defense (particularly the Main Intelligence Directorate, or GRU),…
France pushes EU toward Mali exit over junta’s Russia ties
By Samy Adghirni , Chiara Albanese , and Katarina Hoije Macron’s officials are lobbying allies to quit the West African…
Turkey is the arms industry’s new upstart
•It has won clients in Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, Ukraine and elsewhere It has left a trail of smouldering Russian-made tanks, trucks…