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Ukraine’s path to peace appears to be rapidly disappearing

Are Donald Trump and the US getting ready to walk away from peace negotiations?

24.04.2025 4

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Jonathan Este

Trump takes a line from ‘world’s coolest dictator’

Trump takes a line from ‘world’s coolest dictator’

The credibility of the Trump administration is on the line both domestically and in its foreign policy.

17.04.2025 3

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Trump tariff backflip brings a US trade war with China into the crosshairs

Plus: American talks with Iran, Nato concerns for the future, and the plight of conflict-riven Sudan.

10.04.2025 4

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Signal-gate : a national security blunder ‘almost without parallel’

Was this the biggest security blunder in American history?

29.03.2025 8

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Signal-gate security blunder overshadows Black Sea ceasefire

Depending on what you think of Donald Trump, his administration could fit either of the following two descriptions. Chaotic, vindictive and...

27.03.2025 6

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Has Donald Trump been outfoxed by Putin and Zelensky?

Donald Trump’s telephone diplomacy under the microscope. Also the latest on the war in Gaza.

21.03.2025 10

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Putin mulls over US-Ukrainian ceasefire proposal – but the initial signs aren’t positive

Vladimir Putin wants a few matters cleared up before he will agree to a ceasefire.

14.03.2025 30

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Trump mineral deal with Ukraine offers hope but little in the way of security

It’s a ‘very b ig deal’ says the US president. But will it bring peace and security to Ukraine?

28.02.2025 10

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Trump’s art of the deal horrifies Ukraine and its allies

The ‘great negotiator’ Trump appears to have conceded several key points to Putin before the talks proper have even started.

20.02.2025 3

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What we learned from Trump and Putin’s phone call – editor’s briefing

We learned that the US has ditched some of Ukraine’s red lines before talks have even started,

14.02.2025 30

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Jonathan Este

What we learned from Trump and Putin’s phone call

We learned that the US has ditched some of Ukraine’s red lines before talks have even started,

13.02.2025 3

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Trump’s Gaza and Ukraine plans come under the spotlight

Trump and his team are ‘flooding the zone’ with attenton-grabbing storties. His plan for Gaza is just one of them.

06.02.2025 3

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Donald Trump returns with plans to fix Ukraine, immigration and ‘put America first’

It’s been a whirlwind week in Washington, but our experts are here to help navigate the big stories.

24.01.2025 8

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Gaza ceasefire: fragile deal offers hope for peace but could still fall apart

All eyes are now on Israeli domestic politics to see if Benjamin Netanyahu can make the deal stick.

16.01.2025 6

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Putting Donald Trump’s plans for Greenland and the Panama canal into context

There has been a great deal of heat – and not an overabundance of light – when it comes to the media’s reactions to Donald Trump’s renewed...

09.01.2025 10

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Peace on earth doesn’t look very likely any time soon

They don’t make world leaders like they used to, as far as Vladimir Putin is concerned. Talking to a Kremlin-friendly gathering of journalists at...

19.12.2024 3

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What Assad’s fall means for the Middle East – and Russia

This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email newsletter. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest...

12.12.2024 4

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Europe readies for war as Russian rhetoric escalates

Sweden is clearly taking Vladimir Putin’s repeated threats to escalate its current war in Ukraine with deadly seriousness. Households received a...

06.12.2024 3

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World Update: Donald Trump is already reshaping the prospects of Ukraine and Palestinians

In an ever-more uncertain world, one thing you can say with a degree of confidence is that, right now in global affairs, all roads lead to Donald...

21.11.2024 4

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World Update: where Trump’s election leaves Ukraine

It would have been interesting to have been a fly on the wall in Volodymyr Zelensky’s office on the morning of November 6 when it became clear that...

15.11.2024 2

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Donald Trump wins US election – what the experts say

This is a rolling guide to articles and audio published by The Conversation in the aftermath of the US presidential election. The United States has...

06.11.2024 4

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Jonathan Este

Donald Trump wins US election – what the expert says

This is a rolling guide to articles and audio published by The Conversation in the aftermath of the US presidential election. The United States has...

06.11.2024 3

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US election: Trump declares victory – ‘There’s never been anything like this’

This is a rolling guide to articles and audio published by The Conversation in the immediate run-up to and aftermath of the election, with some...

06.11.2024 20

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US election: Trump declares victory

This is a rolling guide to articles and audio published by The Conversation in the immediate run-up to and aftermath of the election, with some...

06.11.2024 10

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US election results: Trump leads electoral college votes as Republicans regain Senate

This is a rolling guide to articles and audio published by The Conversation in the immediate run-up to and aftermath of the election, with some...

06.11.2024 8

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US election results: Trump takes first swing state of North Carolina

This is a rolling guide to articles and audio published by The Conversation in the immediate run-up to and aftermath of the election, with some...

06.11.2024 10

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World Update: how Israel’s relations with the UN hit rock bottom

With the clock ticking down to November 5 and what just about everyone agrees is the most consequential US presidential election in living memory,...

31.10.2024 3

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World update: Ukraine faces prospect of defeat – but the west must ensure a just peace

There’s a degree of irony that countries attending the 2024 Brics summit this week voted to adopt the Kazan declaration (named for the capital city...

25.10.2024 3

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World Update: how the Middle East conflict could escalate

This article was first published in our World Update newsletter. To receive a weekly briefing on global affairs and international relations direct...

17.10.2024 6

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World Update: Middle East conflict escalating rapidly – there’s no telling where it will end

This article was first published in our World Update email newsletter. To receive this in-depth weekly briefing on the most important global events...

03.10.2024 2

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Ukraine recap: Putin’s nuclear sabre-rattling becomes more ominous

In recent months, Vladimir Putin and his proxies have been foreshadowing a change in Russia’s nuclear doctrine. This is the set of rules that...

26.09.2024 3

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Gaza update: what the Lebanon pager attacks could mean for the Middle East conflict

This article was first published in our Gaza Update newsletter. Click here to receive our fortnightly updates on the conflict direct to your inbox....

19.09.2024 2

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Gaza update: US politics and the fate of Palestinians increasingly bound up together

It would be a brave – or foolhardy – analyst who presumes to predict the outcomes of the talks which continue in Doha. But the fate of Gaza and...

22.08.2024 20

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Ukraine recap: Kursk offensive turns the fortunes of war on their head – for now at least

Social media was buzzing earlier this week with restaurant reviews from the Kursk region of Russia, written by Ukrainian troops. They were clearly...

16.08.2024 30

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Gaza update: Hamas appoints new leader as Middle East braces for more violence

Iran is going to launch a retaliatory strike against Israel for the dual assassinations of Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, on July 31 and Hezbollah’s...

08.08.2024 2

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Ukraine recap: nearly one-third of the people would now give up land for peace as arrival of first F-16s offer fresh hope

News reports this week quoted anonymous sources from the US and Ukraine that the first six F-16 jets had been supplied by the Netherlands to the...

01.08.2024 1

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Gaza update: ‘vintage’ Netanyahu in Washington, Harris stays away

As the violence continued to rage in Gaza and on the West Bank – and Israeli protesters made their anger at their government felt on the streets of...

25.07.2024 1

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