The death and disablement of hundreds of thousands of Russian soldiers, acute strains in the defense budget and a looming shortage of military hardware make 2025 the year of truth for Moscow’s armed forces.
With the full-scale war…
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Airlines Doubling Down on Europe Flights Amid Travel Boom
Airlines say Europe remains among the biggest money-makers going into 2025 as people eagerly flock to more international destinations.
United Airlines and Delta Air Lines said in recent earnings calls that they are…
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Toward a Settlement of the Russia-Ukraine War
Thomas Graham is a distinguished fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
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This Ukraine Policy Brief is part of the Council Special Initiative on Securing Ukraine’s Future and the Wachenheim Program on…
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Defending Ukraine in the Absence of NATO Security Guarantees
This report is part of the Council Special Initiative on Securing Ukraine’s Future.
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New Russia-Iran Treaty Reveals the Limits of Their Partnership
The wide-ranging treaty signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian on January 17 was presented as a breakthrough in relations between the two countries. However, the pact does not constitute a…
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Where Trump’s ‘frenemy’ relationship with Europe goes from here
BBC“It’s insane! We’re heading for a general election. The country feels broken. Our economy is stagnant… But most German news outlets just seem obsessed with Trump, Trump, Trump!”
Iris Mühler, a teacher in engineering in north-east Germany is…
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Venezuela restricts diplomats from ‘hostile’ European countries
Venezuela on Tuesday announced restrictions on French, Italian and Dutch diplomats on its soil, citing their governments’ “hostile” response to Nicolás Maduro’s presidential inauguration, widely rejected as a power grab.
In a move branded an…
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Ukraine Symposium – The Budapest Memorandum’s History and Role in the Conflict
Last month of 2024 marked the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Budapest Memorandum, part of an agreement by which Ukraine gave up its nuclear arsenal in return for security assurances by Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom….Continue Reading
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What the End of Ukraine Gas Transit Means for Kyiv, Moscow, and Europe
At 8 a.m. on January 1, 2025, the supply of Russian gas crossing the Ukrainian border on its way to Europe was turned off, ending a sixty-year era.
The response to the shutoff was notably calm considering that in 2009, a two-week halt in Russian…
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Russia’s Options for Naval Basing in the Mediterranean After Syria’s Tartus
Supply lines through Tobruk are already established. However, with limited repair facilities and no dry dock, few berths of sufficient size, and limited opportunities for expansion, long-term investment in a permanent presence would likely…
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