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Hopes that the African initiative might silence the guns are low, but the visits may serve other purposes.
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May 31, 2023
Africa’s Mission Chases the Chimera of Peace for Ukraine
Hopes that the African initiative might silence the guns are low, but the visits may serve other purposes.
May 31, 2023
Is the West Really Responsible for Putin’s Imperialism?
The idea that Russia was somehow provoked to invade Ukraine is bad history, whether it comes from the Kremlin or the West.
May 30, 2023
Russian Gas Imports: More Pain Than Gain?
The 2022 energy crisis brought an unthinkable sea-change to Europe, with Russian gas imports shriveling. There are now compelling arguments to stop them altogether.
May 30, 2023
“Strangers Might Think We’re Russian”
Russia always claimed it protected Russian-speakers from Ukrainian oppression. It’s an irony that in the end, the death blow to the language came from the Kremlin.
May 30, 2023
An AI Challenge: Balancing Open and Closed Systems
Navigating the spectrum between open and closed is critical to effective artificial intelligence policy. The right balance will promote innovation and competition while managing AI’s significant risks.
May 30, 2023
Paranoia and Poison — the Kremlin Panics Over Exiles
Putin’s Russia is an espionocracy, a spy-run state inspired by intelligence agency approaches to problems like the swelling exile community.
May 30, 2023
Italy Reaches the End of the Silk Road
The time when Italy was willing to enter ambitious deals with China’s rulers may be coming to an end.
May 30, 2023
Time to End Russia’s Black Sea Piracy
Russia’s unilateral Black Sea blockade violates freedom of navigation, threatens global food supplies, and is costing Ukraine and the West billions. It is time to end it.
May 30, 2023
Sandu’s Line-up: the Chişinău Summit
Europe’s newest and least-known international grouping meets in the continent’s poorest country this week. Both will benefit.