Geopolitics
War, diplomacy and great-power competition
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Vladimir Putin is testing the West—and its unity
NATO must resist Russia’s efforts to corrode it from within
The White House’s plan for Gaza deserves praise
America, Israel and perhaps Hamas have changed their positions
Can India strike a deal on Russian oil to appease America?
It could help halt the downward spiral in relations between the two countries
The flashing red threat from Russia’s dark fleet
NATO navies struggle to contain a new danger on the seas
The UN’s grim future
Going rogue, decay or Trumpification
How Israel is losing America
Public opinion is souring even in Israel’s strongest ally. Israelis should worry
War in Ukraine
Ukraine faces a $19bn budget black hole
Without funding, the country will be left vulnerable
Italy’s coalition sends mixed messages on Ukraine and Russia
Italian voters are ambivalent, so the government is too
Putin’s dangerous drone probe is a moment of truth for NATO
Poland’s prime minister warns of “open conflict” with Russia
The Kremlin’s plot to kill NATO’s credibility
The alliance needs an emphatic response to Russian air incursions
War in the Middle East
Donald Trump reaches for “eternal peace” in Gaza
The president will be the chairman of the strip’s reconstruction board
Israel goes to the brink in Gaza city
A futile push in the territory will deepen its isolation
America can’t or won’t protect its friends in the Gulf
Israel’s strike on Qatar has embarrassed Donald Trump and angered the region
Israel’s Qatarstrophic error
Its extra-territorial campaign against terrorists has to have limits
The Telegram
Can the West survive an age of brinkmanship?
It is time to relearn the cold-war arts of escalation management
A made-in-China plan for world domination
Donald Trump is failing to stop China’s rise as a manufacturing superpower
Cold war deterrence doesn’t work any more
Why the West is finding it so hard to deter China and Russia
Meet the leader of Europe’s anti-Trump resistance
For Spain’s leader, Pedro Sánchez, opposing Trump is a lonely endeavour
