Geopolitics
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The Minsk Agreements: A Failed Blueprint for Peace in Ukraine
MINSK, July 15 — The Minsk agreements were supposed to end a war. Instead, they became a case…
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Kiel Report Finds Russia’s War Economy Near Its Limits as Reserves Run Down
MOSCOW, July 15 — Russia’s economy, the 11th largest by nominal GDP at $2.2 trillion in 2024, continues…
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Ukraine’s Sea Drones Offer a Defense Template for Taiwan, Study Argues
KYIV, July 15 — The Ukrainian Navy, established in 1991 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, has…
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Putin Wins 87.3% in March 2024 Election Held Without Real Opposition
MOSCOW, July 15 — The shift is unmistakable. Vladimir Putin, the former KGB lieutenant colonel who has dominated…
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Sergei Lavrov: Russia’s Key Diplomat in Ukraine Conflict
MOSCOW, July 15 — The shift is unmistakable: after more than two decades as the face of Russian…
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Russia’s 2014 Crimea Annexation Set Stage for Black Sea Conflict
SIMFEROPOL, July 15 — The mechanics of the 2014 annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation remain the…
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Jens Stoltenberg’s Decade as NATO Secretary General, 2014 to 2024
BRUSSELS, July 15 — The shift is unmistakable. Jens Stoltenberg, who has steered NATO from his Oslo-born roots…
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Kerch Strait Bridge: Why It Matters and How Ukraine Struck It in 2022 and 2023
MOSCOW, July 15 — The Kerch Strait Bridge, the 19-kilometer road and rail link connecting Russia’s Krasnodar Krai…
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Ukraine’s Three Revolutions and the Long Fight Over What Independence Means
KYIV, July 15 — The shift in Ukraine-Russia relations is not a single event but a long arc…
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Russia’s Arctic Military Buildup Since 2014: Reopened Bases, New Airfields and the Northern Fleet
MOSCOW, July 15 — The vast, frozen expanse of the Russian Arctic, for years a theatre of steady…
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Zelenskyy Says Russia’s War Must End as Trump Waives Energy Sanctions
MUNICH, July 15 — The Munich Security Conference has long been a barometer of transatlantic tensions and resolve,…
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Norway expands its Arctic brigade as tensions with Russia rise
OSLO, July 15 — Norway has confirmed it is reinforcing its military posture along the 196-kilometer land border…
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Russia’s Arctic Strategy: Why Its Northern Flank Matters
MURMANSK, July 15 — Against this backdrop of rising global competition for influence in the High North, Russia’s…
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Ukraine Says Black Sea Fleet Commander Sokolov Was Killed; Russia Shows Him on Video
SEVASTOPOL, September 2023 — The reported death of Admiral Viktor Sokolov in a Ukrainian missile strike on the…
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Finland and Sweden in NATO: How the Nordic Accessions Reshaped Northern Defense
HELSINKI, July 15 — Against this backdrop of a transformed European security landscape, NATO’s footprint in the Arctic…
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Russia strips Arctic air defenses to protect refineries and Moscow from Ukrainian drones
MOSCOW, July 15 — Russia has removed air defense systems from its Arctic bases to reinforce military operations…
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Russia Pulls Air Defenses From Arctic Bases to Counter Ukrainian Drone Strikes
ANCHORAGE, July 15 — The wind off the Chukchi Sea carries a chill that has little to do…
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How NATO Has Backed Ukraine Since 2022: Funding Pledges, a Training Command and No Invitation
BRUSSELS, July 15 — The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, born from the aftermath of World War II and…
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Omar Torrijos and Jimmy Carter signed the Panama Canal treaties in 1977
PANAMA CITY, July 15 — The legacy of Omar Torrijos, the Panamanian military leader who negotiated the return…
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The 2003 Sea of Azov Treaty: How Russia and Ukraine Both Walked Away in 2023
MOSCOW, July 14 — A treaty that was supposed to settle maritime boundaries and guarantee shared access to…
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Drones Hit Third Yandex Data Center as Zelenskyy Rejects Trump’s Call for New Leader
KYIV, July 14 — Against this backdrop of grinding war and shifting Western political winds, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the…
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Zelensky’s Deep-Strike Campaign: Ukraine’s Drones Against Russian Refineries and Military Sites
KYIV, July 14 — The mechanics here are straightforward, but the strategic logic is worth unpacking. Volodymyr Zelenskyy,…
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Black Sea Attacks by Russia and Ukraine Squeeze Global Grain Shipments and Energy Markets
KYIV, July 14 — The shift is happening on the water, and it is not subtle. Ukraine’s drone…
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U.S. Withdrew From Iran Nuclear Deal in 2018, and Iran Then Breached Its Limits
VIENNA, July 14 — The shift is unmistakable. Eleven years to the day after world powers signed the…
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