Authoritarian Threats
A new wave of sanctions on individual vessels is making it harder for Moscow’s shadow oil fleet to operate, slowing the flow of petrodollars to the Kremlin’s war machine.
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January 29, 2025
Assassination Makes Sense. Sometimes
There are arguments to support targeted killings but they must be very carefully evaluated for risk and impact.
January 29, 2025
Transnistria Suffers Russia’s Tough Love
The territory exists to serve the needs of the Kremlin, as it’s discovering to its cost.
January 29, 2025
Trump Should Support European AI Allies
Recent US AI export restrictions exclude key NATO allies Poland and the Baltic states from the top tier. That’s a mistake.
January 28, 2025
Will Europe’s Green Hydrogen Ambitions Be Trumped?
Clean hydrogen could help achieve Europe’s green goals. But the US is moving in the opposite direction.
January 28, 2025
Will the US Let the Bad Guys Grab Everything?
Washington could make greater efforts to stop Beijing taking the South China Sea and Moscow menacing Ukraine. Why doesn’t it?
January 28, 2025
Love Putin’s Russia? Come, Join Us
If you seek the traditional and spiritual life, Putin's Russia offers a glittering new opportunity. Quite what this amounts to is a mystery.
January 28, 2025
Defining the China Challenge
Part Two: Efforts to manipulate interdependence began in Beijing, not Washington or Brussels.
January 27, 2025
Georgia Drifts Away From the West
Georgia’s opposition lacks leadership and resources, which helps the country’s illiberal ruling party in its move away from the West.
January 27, 2025
Lifelines: Knots and Cuts
Infrastructure and transportation networks are under attack. Where’s the response?