A combination of circumstance, Russian malign influence, and its own failure to prepare has left Moldova the country hardest…
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Europe could be torn apart by new divisions
Europe’s divisions were once simple. Fiscal policy and sunshine? That was a north-south carve-up: grey, abstemious north; sparkling, spendthrift south. Migration and wealth? Newcomers were mostly tolerated in the rich west and despised in the…
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Dollars and Sense: America’s Interest in a Ukrainian Victory | American Enterprise Institute
Key Points
- Supporting Ukraine to victory against Russia is in the best interest of the United States.
- A world in which Russia prevails would be more dangerous and more expensive for…
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Western Europe risks losing everything. Here’s why — Russia in Global Affairs
By 2025, the global development paradigm that began 40 years ago has reached its natural end.
History may not repeat itself, but it often rhymes. A glance back at key moments suggests the direction of travel. This year marks the 40th anniversary of a pivotal event:…
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A disturbing pattern of repression is emerging in Europe | Opinions
In November, the Dutch political elite overwhelmingly sided with Israeli football fans after they went on a rampage in Amsterdam and provoked violence with local residents. The injustice did not stop at the twisted narrative Dutch politicians…
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“Russians will 100% break any ceasefire in Ukraine,” Republican pundit warns
On 20 January, US President-elect Donald Trump takes office. While some in his administration have yet to go through the Senate confirmation process, with the exception of potential Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, key foreign policy figures like Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio, national…
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Russia may exploit its Transnistria gas crisis to advance pro-Russian influence in Moldova, media says
A severe energy crisis that began on 1 January 2025 in Russian-controlled Transnistria appears to be part of a broader Russian strategy aimed at influencing Moldova’s political landscape, European Pravda reports in an analysis published on 7 January 2025.
Russia’s gas cut-off for Transnistria on…Continue Reading
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Headless Europe: As the crises mount, the continent’s leaders are AWOL
BRUSSELS – Forget Europe. Were Henry Kissinger still alive, he’d be asking who to call to reach Germany, Belgium or even Bulgaria.
Around half a dozen countries in the European Union presently lack functioning governments. And with Ursula…
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Neutrality: An Alternative to Ukraine’s Membership in NATO
Eugene Rumer is the director and senior associate for the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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This Ukraine Policy Brief is part of the Council Special Initiative…
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The Putinisation of central Europe
HOW CONCERNED should Europe be at the rise of Herbert Kickl, the leader of Austria’s hard-right Freedom Party, the FPö? Following the collapse of attempts by the country’s centrist politicians to keep him out of power after his party came…
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