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OPINIONThe dragon bites its own tail: How purges in China’s military leadership are tied to its “peaceful superpower” policy Doris VoglFebruary 27, 2026
OPINIONSuperpowerless: Putin’s dream of a new world order is running into realityEliot WilsonFebruary 17, 2026
OPINIONAu revoir, America: What European opposition to Trump actually means Dmitri StratievskiFebruary 12, 2026
OPINIONThe devil’s due: Why Putin’s pursuit of a multipolar world risks ruin for Russia itselfSeva GunitskyFebruary 9, 2026
OPINIONPosts change, but NABU endures: Why sweeping high-level personnel changes in Kyiv point to a stronger Ukrainian stateGeorgy ChizhovJanuary 27, 2026
OPINIONPolar disorder: Why Trump wants to seize Greenland and what a U.S. annexation of the island would mean for NATOEliot WilsonJanuary 20, 2026
OPINIONNot on the brink: Why protests and airstrikes alone are unlikely to bring revolution in Iran without a split in the armed forcesAntonio GiustozziJanuary 15, 2026
OPINIONSolidarity with caveats: Western countries support Ukraine but bar their citizens from fighting for itEliot WilsonJanuary 14, 2026
OPINIONBreaking with a toxic partner: Why Trumpism may actually benefit Europe in the long runNathalie TocciJanuary 13, 2026
OPINIONEurope rising: Pressure from east and west compelled the EU to begin standing up for itself in 2025Dmitri StratievskiJanuary 12, 2026
OPINIONInto the shadows: Sanctions have reduced Russia from an oil superpower to a global energy disrupterTatyana MitrovaDecember 24, 2025
OPINIONNot worth the paper it’s written on: Why any “land for peace” deal in Ukraine would be legally void Gleb BogushDecember 18, 2025
OPINIONThe Santa clause: America’s unrealistic new national security strategy offers Europeans an opportunityDavid GioeDecember 13, 2025
OPINIONA nation adrift: A year into al-Sharaa’s rule, Syria remains undecided on its political system and foreign policyAndrei OstalskyDecember 12, 2025
OPINIONA House of Kremlin Dynamite: How the image of Russians in Western cinema has changed since 2022Andrei ArkhangelskyDecember 9, 2025
OPINIONThe Ayatollah walks into a bazaar: Iran is shopping around to upgrade its armed forces, and China is the lead supplierAntonio GiustozziDecember 3, 2025
OPINIONA few degrees bolder: Why Russia’s new attempt to push Ukraine into a “peace deal” on its terms has failedGeorgy ChizhovDecember 1, 2025
OPINIONReady or not: Despite active rearmament, Europe remains too vulnerable to RussiaEliot WilsonNovember 28, 2025
OPINION “He must have got this from K.”: How a Russian operative used the American media to bring a risible “peace deal” into existenceMichael WeissNovember 21, 2025
OPINIONSchengen echo chamber: The EU’s new visa restrictions will hit vulnerable Russians without actually enhancing the bloc’s securityGleb BogushNovember 19, 2025
OPINIONBetter than war: The fragile peace between Hamas and Israel is still preferable to the alternativeZeev HaninNovember 11, 2025
OPINIONBetrayal or rebirth: Europe’s left wing has adapted to Russia’s ongoing war in UkraineDmitri StratievskiNovember 11, 2025
OPINIONBursting the bubble: Europe is capable of phasing out Russian gas ahead of scheduleVladimir MilovNovember 7, 2025
OPINIONPeace but no cigar: Putin’s apology cools off Aliyev’s wrath but comes short of restoring the allianceArif YunusovOctober 31, 2025
OPINIONObituary for an 80-year-old: At its anniversary, the UN looks more dead than aliveEliot WilsonOctober 29, 2025
OPINIONNo longer our guy: Instead of a summit in Budapest, Trump hits the Kremlin with sanctionsGeorgy ChizhovOctober 29, 2025
OPINIONA front-row seat to “Degradation”: Russian cinema is going through the worst period in its historyAndrei ArkhangelskyOctober 22, 2025
OPINIONNo-peace deal: Trump’s Gaza plan may secure a hostage exchange, but it is unlikely to stop the warMarianna BelenkayaOctober 11, 2025
OPINIONReality Czech: Prague looks set to follow the Kremlin-friendly path blazed by Hungary and SlovakiaIvan PreobrazhenskiyOctober 3, 2025
OPINIONUnite and rule: Syria to hold first parliamentary elections since fall of Assad as tensions with minorities persistAntonio GiustozziSeptember 25, 2025
OPINION Flight of the “Flamingos”: Kyiv’s domestic missile production has the potential to offset Russia’s long-range strike advantageFabian HoffmannSeptember 23, 2025
OPINIONComplicity in terror: Why recognizing a Palestinian state will not lead to peaceDan DikerSeptember 19, 2025
