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European officials are debating whether Russian pipeline gas sales to the EU should be restarted as part of a potential settlement…

Nearly three…

Even if export revenues slump, perhaps due to a looming trade war or China’s spluttering economy, Russia has plenty of resources it could tap to maintain elevated levels of state spending. The largely state-owned banking system is sitting on…

At some point during a political leader’s final term they start to become prey to what is commonly known as “lame duck syndrome”. Donald Trump may have only just been inaugurated, but political commentators are already saying this is…

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…

Thomas Graham is a distinguished fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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