This article will be published in the second issue of Russia in Global Affairs for 2026.
The history of international relations is full of attempts by states to drive wedges between actual or potential rivals in order to rule them separately. Thus the Roman Empire…
Public confidence has been eroding for years. But the mood has now intensified to a crisis point.
Across all 27 countries polled, 76 percent say their country feels divided. Sixty-eight percent believe their political system is failing and needs fundamental reform. Sixty-two percent feel their…
The Syrian government announced an immediate nationwide ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), having taken nearly full control of the country.
According to Ukrinform, the BBC stated this, citing local sources.
The ceasefire will end nearly…
The Syrian government announced an immediate nationwide ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), having taken nearly full control of the country.
According to Ukrinform, the BBC stated this, citing local sources.
The ceasefire will end nearly…
“I also visited D.C. in early December, had meetings in the White House, but also with the different Cabinet secretaries, and now we are in a situation where Trump is coming, and we also have five key Cabinet secretaries,” he said. “There will be a broad footprint of the U.S. in…
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“The coalition of the willing started as being about Ukraine,” said another diplomat. “But it has created very close ties between some of the key people in the capitals. They have been building up trust and also aptitude to work together. They know each other by name and it’s easy to…
On Wednesday, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas summed up what many were thinking when she quipped privately that the state of the world makes it a “good moment” to start drinking. She might not have intended it as a serious assessment, but it offered a telling insight: Europe’s representative…
“The coalition of the willing started as being about Ukraine,” said another diplomat. “But it has created very close ties between some of the key people in the capitals. They have been building up trust and also aptitude to work…