Europe
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October 31, 2024
Draghi Deficit: Overlooking Europe’s Eastern Strength
The former European Central Bank chief wants to boost European competitiveness. His growth recipe may help lagging Western Europe, but risks hurting the fast-growing East.
October 30, 2024
Russia’s Remorseless Moldova Campaign Nears a Crescendo
The impending vote for Moldova’s head of state is a key moment in the new East-West conflict.
October 29, 2024
Moscow Fails to Cash-In on the West’s Problems
Russia is successfully regaining some of the sphere of influence it lost after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, mostly because of the West’s failings. But it’s not all going Moscow’s way.
October 29, 2024
Zelenskyy’s Victory Plan and Possible Negotiations
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has outlined a strong plan for keeping the peace, but first, the guns must be silenced. And to do that, there will have to be talks with Moscow.
October 29, 2024
Putin Overcomes the Humiliation of Kursk
The ever-narrowing freedoms of Russian society have squeezed out space for citizens to talk or complain. Most now do and think as instructed.
October 29, 2024
Russian Cossacks Join the Kremlin’s Imperial Mission
The Cossack identity has become an increasingly potent symbol for both Russia and Ukraine, and responses to the festival of Pokrova show neither is going to give it up.
October 28, 2024
Rain Rockets on North Korea’s Adventure in Ukraine
If the West is to defend its interests, we must ensure that authoritarian adventurism is smashed by force of arms.
October 28, 2024
Georgia Braces for Post-Electoral Trouble
In Georgia, the parliamentary elections left more questions than answers.
October 28, 2024
Time for a New Iron Curtain? Perhaps
The Cold War was a time of stark moral clarity, something lacking in today’s approach to the Ukraine war. That needs to change.