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Jonathan EsteThe Conversation |
It’s hard to see how the US can achieve Donald Trump’s war aims.
The conflict gets more dangerous by the day.
It’s a bleak picture but there are some small grounds for optimism.
The US president has reportedly told Volodymyr Zelensky he musty hold an election by May 2026.
Little or no progress on a ceasefire as Ukraine suffers its coldest winter in a decade.
Video evidence flatly contradicts the Trump administration’s account of Alex Pretti’s death.
Video evidence flatly contradicts the Trump administration’s account of Alex Pretti’s death.
Only 19 of the 60 countries invited by the US president have signed up to membership.
The US president promised Iranian protesters that ‘help is on its way’. It wasn’t.
America’s new and aggressive geopoitical stance is becoming more clear – and Nato is worried.
Over a turbulent year, all roads have led to Doald Trump.
And what does America’s new national security strategy mean for Europe?
The war in Ukraine is driving a wedge between the US and Europe and exposing divisions within the EU.
History tells us that any deal that doesn’t come with cast-iron security guarantees for Ukraine is not worth the paper it is written on.
The latest corruption scandal is a huge blow for Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Expert analysis of the first meeting between the two leaders since 2019.
The Russian president has long seemed able to persuade Donald Trump to his point of view. The Ukrainian president appears to be catching on.
Drone incursions, cyber attacks, election interference: they are all part of a strategy aiming to wear down Russia’s percieved enemies.
Will the ceasefire hold? And will the US president get his Nobel peace prize?
Marwan Barghouti has been in an Israeli prison for more than two decades.
Marwan Barghouti has been in an Israeli prison for more than two decades.
The US president had already severely criticised the UN in his speech to the general assembly.
While Israel has powerful friends the world is powerless to intervene.
He also showcased a lot of military hardware
Leaders in Ukraine and Europe are familiar with Donald Trump’s track record of meeting Vladimir Putin.
But Zelensky may have bargaining chips that would play to Ukraine’s advantage.
It’s the first time the Arab League has called for Hamas to disarm and disband.
Israel’s allies need to take concrete steps to increase pressure on the Netanyahu government.
Russia seems unworried about the US president’s decision to resume arming Ukraine.
Forcibly relocating Palestimians from the Gaza Strip would be a crime against humanity, according to our legal expert.
While negotiators discuss the ‘framework’ for talks, the killing continues in Gaza.
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Honeyed words seem to appease the US president, but it’s dangerous if he ends up thinking he can do anything he wants.
You can generally tell when Vladimir Putin appears rattled by an adverse event in his war on Ukraine. He (or one of his proxies) ramps up the...
Why so few atrocities have been accepted as genocide.
When it comes to the sincerity, or otherwise, of Vladimir Putin’s apparent willingness to talk peace with Ukraine, the Russian leader has given us...
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Are Donald Trump and the US getting ready to walk away from peace negotiations?
The credibility of the Trump administration is on the line both domestically and in its foreign policy.
Plus: American talks with Iran, Nato concerns for the future, and the plight of conflict-riven Sudan.
Was this the biggest security blunder in American history?
Depending on what you think of Donald Trump, his administration could fit either of the following two descriptions. Chaotic, vindictive and...
Donald Trump’s telephone diplomacy under the microscope. Also the latest on the war in Gaza.
Vladimir Putin wants a few matters cleared up before he will agree to a ceasefire.
It’s a ‘very b ig deal’ says the US president. But will it bring peace and security to Ukraine?
The ‘great negotiator’ Trump appears to have conceded several key points to Putin before the talks proper have even started.
We learned that the US has ditched some of Ukraine’s red lines before talks have even started,
We learned that the US has ditched some of Ukraine’s red lines before talks have even started,
Trump and his team are ‘flooding the zone’ with attenton-grabbing storties. His plan for Gaza is just one of them.
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