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The oil swan: How the UAE’s exit from OPEC will hurt Russia

The oil swan: How the UAE’s exit from OPEC will hurt Russia

George Voloshin

Roman stepfather: Trump's quarrel with the Vatican echoes the West's longstanding disagreements with the Church

Roman stepfather: Trump's quarrel with the Vatican echoes the West's longstanding disagreements with the Church

Konstantin Eggert

Not a knockout: Orbán’s defeat leaves the EU’s deeper populist challenges unresolved

Not a knockout: Orbán’s defeat leaves the EU’s deeper populist challenges unresolved

Dmitri Stratievski

General pragmatism: Why Bulgaria’s new prime minister is unlikely to take up Viktor Orbán’s pro-Russian efforts

General pragmatism: Why Bulgaria’s new prime minister is unlikely to take up Viktor Orbán’s pro-Russian efforts

Bargaining stage: Despite the failure of the U.S. military campaign, Iran’s divided leadership signals readiness for compromise

Bargaining stage: Despite the failure of the U.S. military campaign, Iran’s divided leadership signals readiness for compromise

Antonio Giustozzi

Self-destruct mode: Why government incompetence means even immediate peace with the U.S. would not save Iran

Self-destruct mode: Why government incompetence means even immediate peace with the U.S. would not save Iran

Patrick Clawson

Wrong side of the law: The Russian state is institutionalizing abductions, torture, and other repressive practices

Wrong side of the law: The Russian state is institutionalizing abductions, torture, and other repressive practices

Revenge of the beauty blogger: Victoria Bonya as harbinger of the Putin regime’s terminal decline

Revenge of the beauty blogger: Victoria Bonya as harbinger of the Putin regime’s terminal decline

Alexander Morozov

Not our war: Why modern societies are less inclined to “rally around the flag”

Not our war: Why modern societies are less inclined to “rally around the flag”

Boris Grozovsky

A crude windfall: How long can Russia profit from the Iran crisis?

A crude windfall: How long can Russia profit from the Iran crisis?

George Voloshin

A backward future: Russia’s economy is reverting to the era of serfdom

A backward future: Russia’s economy is reverting to the era of serfdom

Going ballistic: Iran’s strike on Diego Garcia shows why medium-range missile controls matter

Going ballistic: Iran’s strike on Diego Garcia shows why medium-range missile controls matter

Hereditary incompetence: The UK’s reform of the House of Lords has turned it from an aristocratic relic into a symbol of corruption

Hereditary incompetence: The UK’s reform of the House of Lords has turned it from an aristocratic relic into a symbol of corruption

Andrei Ostalsky

The axis of self-interest: Russia may be an unreliable partner, but the Putin regime has outlived many of its authoritarian allies

The axis of self-interest: Russia may be an unreliable partner, but the Putin regime has outlived many of its authoritarian allies

What doesn’t kill Iran only makes it stronger: After four weeks of war, the Ayatollahs’ regime has become even more dangerous

What doesn’t kill Iran only makes it stronger: After four weeks of war, the Ayatollahs’ regime has become even more dangerous

Antonio Giustozzi

Managing chaos: The Iranian regime is surviving without a hierarchical leadership structure — for now

Managing chaos: The Iranian regime is surviving without a hierarchical leadership structure — for now

Antonio Giustozzi

It’s the bomb: How Putin drew Europe into a new nuclear arms race

It’s the bomb: How Putin drew Europe into a new nuclear arms race

Nuclear breakdown: How the end of the New START treaty will affect the arms race between Russia and the U.S.

Nuclear breakdown: How the end of the New START treaty will affect the arms race between Russia and the U.S.

Nicole Grajewski

The dragon bites its own tail: How purges in China’s military leadership are tied to its “peaceful superpower” policy

The dragon bites its own tail: How purges in China’s military leadership are tied to its “peaceful superpower” policy

The fairy tale ends: How a British prince turned into a frog

The fairy tale ends: How a British prince turned into a frog

Andrei Ostalsky

Superpowerless: Putin’s dream of a new world order is running into reality

Superpowerless: Putin’s dream of a new world order is running into reality

Au revoir, America: What European opposition to Trump actually means

Au revoir, America: What European opposition to Trump actually means

Dmitri Stratievski

The devil’s due: Why Putin’s pursuit of a multipolar world risks ruin for Russia itself

The devil’s due: Why Putin’s pursuit of a multipolar world risks ruin for Russia itself

Posts change, but NABU endures: Why sweeping high-level personnel changes in Kyiv point to a stronger Ukrainian state

Posts change, but NABU endures: Why sweeping high-level personnel changes in Kyiv point to a stronger Ukrainian state

Polar disorder: Why Trump wants to seize Greenland and what a U.S. annexation of the island would mean for NATO

Polar disorder: Why Trump wants to seize Greenland and what a U.S. annexation of the island would mean for NATO

Not on the brink: Why protests and airstrikes alone are unlikely to bring revolution in Iran without a split in the armed forces

Not on the brink: Why protests and airstrikes alone are unlikely to bring revolution in Iran without a split in the armed forces

Antonio Giustozzi

Solidarity with caveats: Western countries support Ukraine but bar their citizens from fighting for it

Solidarity with caveats: Western countries support Ukraine but bar their citizens from fighting for it

Breaking with a toxic partner: Why Trumpism may actually benefit Europe in the long run

Breaking with a toxic partner: Why Trumpism may actually benefit Europe in the long run

Europe rising: Pressure from east and west compelled the EU to begin standing up for itself in 2025

Europe rising: Pressure from east and west compelled the EU to begin standing up for itself in 2025

Dmitri Stratievski

Into the shadows: Sanctions have reduced Russia from an oil superpower to a global energy disrupter

Into the shadows: Sanctions have reduced Russia from an oil superpower to a global energy disrupter

Tatyana Mitrova

Not worth the paper it’s written on: Why any “land for peace” deal in Ukraine would be legally void

Not worth the paper it’s written on: Why any “land for peace” deal in Ukraine would be legally void

The Santa clause: America’s unrealistic new national security strategy offers Europeans an opportunity

The Santa clause: America’s unrealistic new national security strategy offers Europeans an opportunity

A nation adrift: A year into al-Sharaa’s rule, Syria remains undecided on its political system and foreign policy

A nation adrift: A year into al-Sharaa’s rule, Syria remains undecided on its political system and foreign policy

Andrei Ostalsky

A House of Kremlin Dynamite: How the image of Russians in Western cinema has changed since 2022

A House of Kremlin Dynamite: How the image of Russians in Western cinema has changed since 2022

Andrei Arkhangelsky

The Ayatollah walks into a bazaar: Iran is shopping around to upgrade its armed forces, and China is the lead supplier

The Ayatollah walks into a bazaar: Iran is shopping around to upgrade its armed forces, and China is the lead supplier

Antonio Giustozzi

A few degrees bolder: Why Russia’s new attempt to push Ukraine into a “peace deal” on its terms has failed

A few degrees bolder: Why Russia’s new attempt to push Ukraine into a “peace deal” on its terms has failed

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