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Transponders Off, Message On: Russia’s Deliberate Challenge to NATO
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Rearmament and Rebalancing: The New Franco-German Equation
For eighty years, the European geopolitical order rested on a simple division of labor: Germany would be an economic giant and a military pygmy, and…
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America’s Wobble Is Forcing the Indo-Pacific to Rebuild Itself
While the world watches the Iran drama, the Western Pacific is watching something quieter and arguably more consequential: the way American allies are…
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Ukraine's Mid-Range Strikes & "Logistics Lockdown" Bring Crimea Back Into Play
An important strategic shift has occurred on the Ukrainian battlefield, and the clearest sign of it is not a recaptured town, but burning trucks along…
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Israel's Expansion Into Lebanon: The Veto On U.S.-Iran Deal by Other Means
Following the escalation of Israel-Hezbollah fighting, Iran threatened to end peace deal talks if Israel wasn’t reined in and stopped its attack on…
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From Yerevan to Belgrade: Russia’s Geopolitical Influence Is Receding
On May 28, President Trump endorsed Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of the June 7 parliamentary election, calling him a “great friend and…
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The Deal Behind the Summit: China’s Strategic Gains from Russian Dependence
Last week, we covered what Putin failed to extract from his May summit with Xi: the deal on Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, on terms Moscow considered…
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