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Anatol Lieven

Anatol Lieven

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Keep Ukraine Out of Talks to End Its War

The incoming Trump administration seems genuinely committed to finding peace in Ukraine. Whether it’s capable of the extremely complicated...

16.12.2024 20

Foreign Policy

Anatol Lieven

Russia's Loss in Syria Is Not Necessarily a Win for the US

The Middle East resembles a billiard table, in which the movement of one ball is liable to send the others flying off in different directions and...

10.12.2024 5

Common Dreams

Anatol Lieven

Why Europe Is Unlikely to Replace Trump’s US as Ukraine’s Chief Backer

The money isn’t there, and centrist parties in France and Germany are struggling to fend off populist challenges of their own.

06.12.2024 4

Common Dreams

Anatol Lieven

Ukraine: Compromise or Collapse

29.10.2024 3

The Nation

Anatol Lieven

From Ukraine to Gaza, the Recklessness of Biden Cannot Be Ignored

Biden’s strategy is on the precipice of disastrous failure on both fronts.

26.10.2024 2

Common Dreams

Anatol Lieven

Putin Has Allowed the West to Cross So Many Lines That He Is Now Under Pressure to Respond

18.09.2024 6

The Nation

Anatol Lieven

When Oh When—and How—Will the War in Ukraine End?

There is now no prospect that even with Western military supplies, Ukraine can inflict a crushing defeat on Russia and recover its lost territories...

08.09.2024 6

Common Dreams

Anatol Lieven

Where Is the Biden Plan to End the War in Ukraine?

Since President Biden will in any case step down next January, he could try to bequeath to his successor not war, but peace. The clock is ticking,...

02.08.2024 10

Common Dreams

Anatol Lieven