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Stefan WolffThe Conversation |
Beyond simple survival, Moldova seems to have emerged stronger from the challenges it has faced.
The Russian leader will be angry at the assault on a Russian ally, but American involvement in a conflict in the Middle East for now will play to his...
The Ukraine war enters its fifth year and there are no signs that the fighting will end anytime soon.
Donald Trump’s approach to peacemaking is deeply flawed.
The US president’s plan for Ukraine looks far-fetched and one-sided – but it might buy Volodymyr Zelensky and his allies valuable time.
Any end to the fighting in Ukraine looks as far away as ever.
Any end to the fighting in Ukraine looks as far away as ever.
There is talk of US ‘security guarantees’ to enforce a ceasefire in Ukraine. But there’s no sign the US president will get tough with his...
The board of peace will be chaired by the US president and will cost member states US$1 billion to join.
Russian forces are still battling over territory in eastern Ukraine after 1,418 days of war.
It’s a blatant breach of international law which which will encourage Russia and China to follow suit.
America’s new vision of its place in the world has left its European allies wondering whether Nato can survive in its current form.
Washington is no longer a reliable ally for either Ukraine or Europe.
What today’s diplomats can learn from the Dayton accords.
Ukraine’s collapse is not a foregone conclusion, despite sustained losses on the battlefield.
Operation Midas, a Ukrainian anti-corruption probe, has uncovered what appears to be damning evidence against some of the Ukrainian president’s...
The latest European commission report on Ukraine’s EU accession points to problems with corruption and intimidation of journalists.
It looked as if the US might supply Ukraine with game-changing new weapons. Then the Russian president phoned Donald Trump.
A new report suggests Russia’s foreign policy strategy is to ‘stop worrying and love the disorder’.
The peace prize rules made it hard for the US president to win this year. But that doesn’t rule him out for 2026.
The Moldovan election result will be noted with significant relief not only in Chișinău, but also in other European capitals.
Russia is testing Nato’s eastern borders. A divided alliance needs to react faster and with more unity.
Things have been going the Russian leader’s way, both on the battlefield and on the diplomatic front. Nato and Ukraine’s European leaders need to...
Despite the smiles, the unity underpinning a new China-led global order looks a lot more fragile than its president would have you believe.
The SCO is the world’s largest regional organisation, but its members are anything but united.
There are signs that Ukraine, the US and Europe are close to agreeing a pathway to a peace deal, but the initial response from Russia has not been...
Trump’s meeting with Putin in Alaska is shaping up to be the most important of his second presidency.
There are signs the US president is prepared to follow through on his threats of sanctioning Russia and arming Ukraine.
The US president doesn’t appear to have sufficient leverage or an experienced enough team to solve the more complex conflicts.
Neither side is willing to move away from their original maximalist positions.
Ukraine has been at war for more than a decade. The task of rebuilding the country and healing its people is likely to take even longer.
The lack of US commitment to Ukraine’s defence is both threat and opportunity for Europe.
Experts are predicting that Russia will try and interfere in the upcoming election in Moldova.
Nato leaders will do their best to engage with a US president who appears increasingly hostile towards the alliance.
Huge Ukrainian strike against Russia was a massive success, but doesn’t break the stalemate at the negotiating table.
Germany has announced plans to develop the ‘strongest’ conventional army in Europe.
Trump informs Ukraine and its European allies that the war is now solely their problem to solve.
Russia’s push for territorial concessions is part of its wider agenda of extending its regional sphere of influence and threatening Europe.
Russia’s Victory Day commemorations were a display of how close Moscow and Beijing are.
On defence, energy and trade, Europe is now forging new partnerships to become more independent.
European counterproposals reject most of the terms of Trump’s suggested peace deal.
As things stand, there is very little hope for a sustainable peace deal emerging from negotiations.
Melting ice in the Arctic is opening up shipping routes and making the region a valuable strategic asset.
The Russian president set harsh conditions on Ukraine and offered little in return.
Vladimir Putin will now have to weigh up how to maintain a reset with the US while also pressing for more military success on the battlefield.
US foreign policy is forcing a security rethink, particularly in Europe.
There’s nothing in the deal about the US guaranteeing Ukraine’s future security.
There’s nothing in the deal about the US guaranteeing Ukraine’s future security.
Trump’s seeming embrace of Vladimir Putin has some sinister echoes of the past.
European leaders are stunned at the radical change of direction signalled by Donald Trump and his team.
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