Europe
Confusion over NATO’s key Article 5 on collective defense predates the alliance itself and still continues.
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June 20, 2024
Russia’s Golden Gas Goose
Russia is desperate to find new backdoor routes for sanctioned gas into the European Union. It seems to have found friends to help it.
June 18, 2024
Russia Belatedly Joins the ‘Chinese Dream’
Xi Jinping has a series of key aims, which Vladimir Putin can assist. But there’s a limit to how far he will go.
June 18, 2024
Putin’s Nuclear Blackmail, a Kremlin Addiction
Vladimir Putin says he doesn’t intend to resort to a nuclear strike, though he might arm his allies. Frightening the West remains one of the Kremlin’s primary strategies.
June 17, 2024
Dithering West Devises a Strategy for Defeat
There have been a series of Western agreements on Ukraine but there’s still no masterplan for victory, and dark clouds are gathering.
June 17, 2024
Ukraine’s Nuclear Folly
Russia has relentlessly targeted Ukraine’s energy sector, disabling more than half its generating capacity. It is essential for Kyiv to prioritize its investments to restore power.
June 17, 2024
‘This Is Serious’ — Putin’s Mouthpieces Scold Western Sanctions-Makers
New US measures aimed at the Russian economy have caused more than the usual rage among Kremlin propagandists.
June 17, 2024
Ukraine Rejects Extreme Right, Bucking European Trend
Amid gloom over the radical right’s accumulation of votes in 2024’s European elections, a bright light stands out: Ukraine.
June 14, 2024
The Minister of Truth: Russia’s New War Manager
There is a very significant gap between the public image of Russia’s new defense minister and the reality.
June 13, 2024
G7 Compromise is Great — But It’s Still Not Enough
After many months of discussion, the world’s great democratic powers have agreed to hand more Russian assets to Ukraine. But the US must press for more.