Much remains unclear days after the Ukrainian army’s latest surprise offensive in the Russian region of Kursk.
Kyiv has so far remained silent, as it did at the beginning of August 2024 when Ukraine advanced into the Russian region for the…
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Putin’s peace plan is actually a call for Ukraine’s capitulation
With Donald Trump set to return to the White House in the coming weeks, speculation is mounting that Ukraine and Russia may…
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Putin begins 2025 confident of victory as war of attrition takes toll on Ukraine
While many commentators are already speculating over the possibility of Ukraine peace talks in the coming months, there is…
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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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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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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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Can American Abandonment Help Europe?
In February 2024, we published an article in Foreign Affairs urging Europe to prepare for a possible U.S. abandonment. We were right to ring the alarm bell. Donald Trump’s reelection in November rendered the prospect of the United States…
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Macron, UK’s Starmer, other European leaders swipe at Elon Musk
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is getting wide pushback in European capitals as he tries to extend his recent political success to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
Leaders in four European countries — France, Germany, Norway and the United…
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Ukraine star Natiia Pantsulaia on how the war has impacted football – Her Football Hub
For the third year in a row, Ukrainian football competitions are taking place amid the full-scale war. Despite a myriad of severe challenges, women’s football in Ukraine is gaining popularity and bringing some sense of normality amid the…
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How Do Colorblind Octopuses See Color? » ScienceABC
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Octopuses and most other cephalopods are colorblind, as they only have one visual pigment. Scientists have suggested two hypotheses for how these animals can camouflage in spite of their colorblindness: they either have eyes in their…
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