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What will more aid to Ukraine accomplish?
There is little secret that proponents of total victory in Ukraine have trained their focus on ensuring that a $60 billion Ukraine military aid package, introduced by the Biden administration late...
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France and Germany on the rocks as Ukraine crisis deepens
Relations among the European backers of Ukraine have been roiled by recent battlefield developments indicating momentum may have passed to Russia amid stalled American funding for military support to...
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Diplomacy Watch: The pope is (mostly) right about Ukraine
Pope Francis drew sharp backlash this week for a comment calling on Ukraine to demonstrate “the courage of the white flag” and enter into negotiations with Russia. “When you see that you are defeated,...
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Does Putin want to end the war? We should test him
This past Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down for an interview in which he yet again made clear that, despite the insistence of pro-diplomacy voices in the West, he was not ready to...
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If Kyiv fell, would Moldova have been next?
Tucked between Moldova and southwestern Ukraine is Transnistria, a Russian-backed separatist entity. Officially known as the Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic, many describe this statelet as a Soviet...
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A chat with the devil beats a lifetime in hell
In a recent interview, Pope Francis took stock of the war in Ukraine. “The strongest one is the one who looks at the situation, thinks about the people and has the courage of the white flag, and...
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Latvia suggests it must 'destroy' Russia. That's not helpful.
When the presumptive Republican nominee for the U.S. presidency Donald Trump threatened that he would withdraw NATO protection from delinquent allies (i.e. those who do not invest enough in their own...
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Lindsey Graham wants to force more Ukrainian men into the draft
Over 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died fighting Russia since the invasion, according to President Volodmyr Zelensky last month.Never mind if that’s the actual number or not. For Lindsey Graham, it’s...
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How many Westerners are fighting in Ukraine?
Global Affairs Canada announced this week that a Canadian had died in Ukraine. Later reporting revealed that his name was Jean-Francois Ratelle and that he was a commander of the Norman Brigade,...
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Moscow attack proves Russia — and US — have lost sight of priorities
The Islamic State terrorist attack in Moscow is the starkest possible reminder that despite the war in Ukraine, Russia and the West also still have some of the same enemies. What the terrorists —...
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Connecting dots: What Russia can learn from the US after 9/11
If there were ever a time when American intelligence officials could empathize with their Russian counterparts, it would be now, in the aftermath of the horrific terrorist attack on Moscow...
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Why seizing Russia's assets would be a gift to Beijing
If there is a "Chekhov's gun" in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, it consists of circa $300 billion worth of central bank assets sitting in the coffers of the U.S. and (more so) its close allies....
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The 'we win, they lose' mentality is alive and well in Northern Europe
Three Baltic foreign ministers gathered earlier this week to make the case for embracing Ukraine’s maximalist war aims and pursuing a total defeat of Russia.“Ukraine is not fighting for their own...
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Diplomacy Watch: NATO, Russia inch closer to confrontation
A Russian cruise missile sailed through Polish airspace for 39 seconds Sunday on its way to strike the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, causing Poland to activate fighter jets and prepare to shoot down...
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Is Emmanuel Macron leading Europe's last stand?
Russia’s “Fundamentals of the State Policy of the Russian Federation in the Area of Nuclear Deterrence,” a high-level strategic document, says that Russia “hypothetically” could allow the use of...
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How will Europe respond to Israeli strike on Iran's consulate in Syria?
The fear in Europe that the effects of the war in Gaza would engulf the entire Middle East came one step closer to reality this week with an Israeli air strike against the Iranian consulate in...
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On 75th Anniversary, NATO is at a serious crossroads
Seventy five years ago today – April 4, 1949 — foreign ministers of the United States, Canada, and 10 West European countries concluded the Treaty of Washington, creating what became the North...
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NATO seeks to ‘Trump proof’ Ukraine aid
April 4 marked the 75th anniversary of the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty by the foreign ministers of the original 12 members of the NATO alliance. And rather serendipitously, it was reported...
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Diplomacy Watch: Ukrainian officers confront grim realities
As the foreign ministers of NATO member countries gathered this week in Brussels to celebrate the alliance’s 75th anniversary, the war in Ukraine is at a crossroads. On the one hand, despite...
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When does NATO actually promote US interests?
It has become commonplace to observe that NATO is the world’s most successful alliance, now observing its 75th anniversary. That was certainly true for its first four decades of existence: the feared...
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Dreaming of an older, calmer NATO
“European leaders’ biggest concern is Trump’s potential return to the White House in 2025... plans for a ‘dormant NATO’ and advocating a shift from burden-sharing to ‘burden-shifting,’” groaned an...
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Ukraine war ceasefire may require accepting a partition
To settle the Russo-Ukraine war diplomatically, a number of analysts have suggested that the apparent military stalemate be accepted in a ceasefire agreement in which Ukraine would be partitioned...
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Europe's hopelessly murky, mixed messaging on restraint
The EU has condemned Iran’s April 14 drone and missile attack against Israel conducted in response to Israel’s lethal bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria on April 1. However, while the...
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House passes billions in aid to Ukraine, Israel
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed four separate national security supplemental bills on Saturday, clearing the way for the foreign aid package to arrive at President Joe Biden’s...
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ISW: Defeatist propaganda keeping ‘us’ from a Ukraine military victory
With the pendulum of war swinging in Russia’s favor and the Western alliance only now clearing the way for more aid to Ukraine, many have been waiting for the Institute for the Study of War to offer...
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Russia, China dump the dollar as Moscow announces new trade corridors
Russia announced this week that its bilateral trade with China has almost completely moved away from using the U.S. dollar, highlighting the two countries’ commitment to reducing their reliance on the...
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Kicking the can down the crumbling road in Ukraine
If Washington were intentionally to design a formula for Ukraine’s destruction, it might look a lot like the aid package passed by Congress this week. Of course, that is not the impression one gets...
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Macron’s strategy: A 'Gaullist' betrayal of de Gaulle
President Emmanuel Macron is pursuing an old Gaullist dream: a militarily and geopolitically autonomous Europe under the leadership of France.The present strategy by which Macron is pursuing this goal...
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What will NATO do with its giant Arctic footprint?
As NATO commemorated its 75th anniversary this month, the direction of the alliance’s posture toward the Arctic region has been called into question. The recent accession of Sweden means that seven of...
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Diplomacy Watch: Is new Ukraine aid a game changer?
When the Ukraine aid bill hit President Joe Biden’s desk Wednesday, everything was already in place to speed up its impact. The Pentagon had worked overtime to prepare a massive, $1 billion weapons...
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