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Europe's defence tech push risks outpacing strategy, Carnegie warns
Europe’s rapid push into defence technology risks undermining its own security ambitions unless policymakers develop a coherent strategy, says Carnegie Europe report.
Xi looks beyond Putin as Beijing quietly prepares for post-Putin Russia
Russia's president Putin will not live forever and Chinese President Xi is already looking beyond, to a post-Putin world. But that is part of a longer-term plan to make a lasting multipolar order.
COMMENT: Ukraine may take the war to Russian LNG
An attack on Yamal LNG would be a market-shaking scenario, particularly for Europe.
COMMENT: Steadily but surely, Erdogan has broken with Putin
In a quiet realignment, Turkey is newly enthusiastic about Nato.
Doves and hawks vie for Putin's attention to end the Ukraine war, but the “wait-and-see” camp remains in charge
Tensions in the Kremlin are rising as the economy tanks and trust in the president is starting to wane. There is a growing consensus it’s high time to end the war in Ukraine.
Mongolia's risky fuel strategy gamble
Country’s dependence on Russian gasoline gives it short-term supply stability but leaves it structurally exposed.
Ukraine, Europe and Global Security - Lavrov
Below is the text of an article by Russia’s veteran Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that was originally planned to be published in the Brussels-based Politico-Europe outlet, but according to reports was pulled at the last minute by editors.
RAGOZIN: "Russia Is Losing" — We've heard this before
Ukrainian drone strikes on transport links and fuel depots have succeeded in creating acute fuel shortages and blackouts across the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula. Russia is losing the war! We have been here before.
New initiative launched to redirect Gulf energy flows away from Strait toward Mediterranean
Syria envisioned as key cog in new energy distribution network.
RAGOZIN: Talk of a turning point in Ukraine is a dangerous gamble
Compromised politicians in Ukraine and Europe see the continuation of the war as a lifeline for their expiring careers.
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COMMENT: A new world of asymmetrical diplomacy
The world has changed in a very fundamental way. For most of the last century the world has been run on the lines of Great Power Geopolitics: them and us; the enlightened and the barbaric; the rich and the poor.
RAGOZIN: Melnyk reburial signals ideological shift in Ukraine
During his seven years as president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s attitude to Ukraine’s history has changed radically.
Millions of Ukrainians may remain in EU for years even after war ends
Ukrainian refugees are likely to remain in the European Union for years – and possibly permanently – even if the war with Russia ends, according to a new report by the Clingendael Institute.