While many EU countries continue to grapple with the implications of the United States’ stance on Ukraine and NATO. Simultaneously, in the Middle East Iran’s concerns regarding Trump’s new order were no less than those of Europe. Iran is anxiously monitoring…
Category: 4. World
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What in the World Is the “World Majority”? — Russia in Global Affairs
Russia, the US, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, and the New Global Order
Fyodor A. Lukyanov
For Donald Trump, the concepts of democracy, autocracy, values, and non-values are not important. In his view, these…
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I’m President, I’m Commander-in-Chief: Macron turns from maverick to unifier
It is universally accepted that when a nation’s leader schedules an official address to the nation, he’s unlikely to be the bearer of good news.
But the true gravity of the situation sinks in when the subject of a sovereign nuclear arsenal is being brought up at such an address.
This is…
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Will Meloni bridge Europe and America?
In the shifting geopolitical landscape of 2025, one European leader stands out as a potential mediator between the United States and the increasingly fractured European Union: Italy’s Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni.
Over recent months, she has carefully positioned herself as the closest…
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As US turns to Putin, Europe races to forge Ukraine peace before Trump’s “surrender deal” hands it to Russia
Just days after Trump declared Ukraine “not peace-ready” following a frosty White House meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European leaders gathered in an extraordinary Sunday meeting, signaling their determination to chart their own course in the potential peace talks between Kyiv and…
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At Oscars, Ukrainians get support, but Russians win awards
“You know what, Conan? I like the way I look cause I’m a good person. I don’t care about what I wear or I don’t wear.”
This line, uttered by American actor and comedian Adam Sandler wearing an inappropriate outfit and being cheeky while at it, may become one of the most memorable…
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Could Europe survive if America leaves NATO? The 5% question
Remember 2014, when NATO members considered 2% of GDP for defense ambitious? Now European leaders are seriously discussing doubling that figure to 5% — an unprecedented peacetime commitment.
Over the past weeks, European leaders began discussing ways to increase defense budgets rapidly and…
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Trump’s America is No Friend – Russia Must Stay the Course — Russia in Global Affairs
When Vladimir Putin launched Russia’s military operation in February 2022, he made it clear that the conflict was not merely about Ukraine. It was about Moscow’s broader struggle against the “entire so-called Western bloc,” shaped in the image of the United…
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Ukraine, Russia, and the West’s Fatal Miscalculation — Russia in Global Affairs
It’s always easy to feel prescient in hindsight. I recall conversations from 15 or 20 years ago with Western interlocutors – who are now from unfriendly nations – on NATO expansion. The discussions always began in a relatively solemn manner. From our side, we…
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Mission accompli: Macron charms Trump, and pushes back against him
If there’s a way to get to US President Donald Trump’s heart, then French President Emmanuel Macron has the map to it.
His visit to Washington, D.C., as Trump’s peace push picks up pace, has proved to be illustrative of this.
Macron’s objectives were clear-cut: one, to convince…
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