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![]() Stefan WolffThe Conversation |
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.
Russia’s election disruption and interference also taps into public dissatisfaction with democracy.
Europe is finally realising it needs to take more responsibility for its own defence. But this realisation has come very late in the day.
Both sides have good reasons for wanting to avoid a deal which freezes the frontlines where they are.
Trump’s foreign policy plans are likely to shake up current world alliances.
Trump’s bid to buy Greenland is partly based on security concerns about Chinese and Russian access to the Arctic.
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