Europe
Peace deals are an endpoint, but they are also the starting point for what comes next. Ukraine must take great care in what it agrees to.
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December 1, 2025
Stoppardian Genius: RIP
The Czechoslovak-born playwright Tom Stoppard immortalised resistance to Communist censorship.
November 26, 2025
Seize Russia’s Money — Stop Dithering
The continent says Ukraine’s survival is an existential issue but then risks everything by failing to make swift decisions.
November 25, 2025
Blocked and Bypassed: Russians Evade Internet Censorship
Millions of Russians still use VPNs to see forbidden content — and the Kremlin struggles to respond.
November 25, 2025
Europe and the Lukewarm War
The consequences and costs of a hurried peace settlement in Ukraine would be enormous and era-defining.
November 25, 2025
China — The Real Winner From Russian Victory in Ukraine
Kremlin success would benefit the Beijing regime in a whole number of ways, including the theft of Ukrainian military technology.
November 24, 2025
Nexperia: China Puts Dutch in Check
The Netherlands moved to place Chinese-owned Nexperia chipmaker under state supervision. China retaliated, and the Dutch backed down.
November 24, 2025
Putin to End Hostilities? Think Again
Ukraine may be Russia’s primary military target but the regime has a much broader range of enemies.
November 24, 2025
Can Democracies Prevail?
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin believe their autocratic political and economic systems will gradually defeat the West’s democracies. How can they be stopped?
November 24, 2025
The 29th Point: Cognitive Control
Russia’s bogus peace plan wins it a round of psychological warfare.