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The “hot” phase of the Ukraine conflict may have passed, but Moscow and Kiev are hardly warming to each other.
The past year hasn’t worked out so well for Russia – and the Kremlin’s ability to weather the storms ahead is looking shaky.
These two powers have lurched between friendship and war for centuries.
In the wake of Paris and the Russian jet incident, Europe is facing the mother of all challenges over security and refugees. Where does it go from here?
Warfare is changing, and our approach to dealing with our adversaries must change too.
The downing of Russia’s plane by Turkish military forces over the skies of the Syrian-Turkish border has added yet another layer of complexity to the vortex of conflict in the Middle East. Most of the…
Selective sympathy raises troubling questions. If you neglect suffering in other places, it is much more difficult to mobilise political actors to take it seriously.
Vladimir Putin has been proved right again as Western priorities shift from removing Assad to destroying Islamic State.
Russia wants recognition for its huge forests and will ensure any climate deal doesn’t harm its economic interests.
When the integrity of sport lies tarnished, it is the right time to end the merry-go-round of Olympic bids and national oversight over performance and doping.
A massive doping problem in the Lance Armstrong era has inspired some useful reform ideas, but governance issues must be solved as well.
South Africa’s withdrawal from the ICC could have mere symbolic value. The country will continue to have obligations to binding decisions taken by the UN Security Council – including those pertaining to the court.
Where can sport go when performance-related doping always seems one step ahead? The WADA report should open the door to a more rational future.
Moscow’s mixed messages on the future of the Syrian president is fuelling speculation that it might be preparing to desert its long-term ally.
With Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the US all at the table, Russia’s benighted Syria plan may at last have a chance of success.
Increased submarine activity is fuelling concerns at Russia’s capability to wage information warfare on the West.
Russia’s Syrian venture is a dramatic example of modern realpolitik which has taken the West completely by surprise.
Last week’s release of the Dutch Safety Board’s final report on the downing of MH17 held no surprises. While this essentially technical report had no brief to cast blame for the tragedy, no-one familiar…
Russia’s stepped-up role in Syria is likely to bolster Iran and the anti-Western opposition in Iraq.
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