Cold War
From Madrid summit, NATO steps into more dangerous era
5 lessons from the NATO summit
NATO will increase high-readiness force to ‘well over’ 300,000 troops
NATO readies fresh eastern flank defenses
China’s new vassal: Vladimir Putin
Xi Jinping now holds the better cards in steering the Moscow-Beijing relationship.
Lumumba’s tooth: Belgium’s unfinished reckoning with its colonial past
The remains of Congo’s independence leader are forcing the country’s colonizer to confront its brutal history.
Blinken calls China ‘most serious long-term’ threat to world order
‘Beijing’s vision would move us away from the universal values that have sustained so much of the world’s progress,’ the secretary of State said.
Dramatic U-turns by Social Democrats in Sweden, Finland paved way to NATO
Russia’s Ukraine invasion prompted a swift rethink in parties that have resisted joining the defense alliance for decades.
Biden’s trade team: RIP globalization
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine accelerates the administration’s efforts to find a path between global free trade and Trump-like protectionism.
Why Germany won’t give up on giving up nuclear
Technical, legal, political and cultural hurdles mean Berlin doesn’t see nuclear as a solution to the current crisis.
Boris Johnson tries to lure India toward the West
Uncertainty about India’s position on the war in Ukraine will overshadow the UK prime minister’s trip.
Finland, Sweden move closer to NATO membership decision
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushes Helsinki and Stockholm toward Western military alliance.
Stoltenberg: NATO planning large, permanent military presence on eastern border
‘Now the world is changing, and NATO is changing,’ alliance secretary-general says.
WTO faces ‘slow motion train wreck’ amid Ukraine war chaos
Western countries’ refusal to work with Russia could paralyze the trade body beyond repair.
Italy and Russia: A love affair that hasn’t quite ended
An unusually large number of Italian politicians are opposed to arming Ukraine and increasing military spending.
Britain’s (opaque) war on Russian propaganda
The UK takes on Moscow’s disinformation directly — and urges tech giants to do the same.
EU warns China not to help Putin bust sanctions
Friday’s summit laid bare ‘opposing views’ between EU and China on the Ukraine war.
How the Ukraine war could go nuclear
The prospect is growing all too real that Russia could resort to its deadliest weapons or trigger an accidental nuclear war.
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Macron’s right, keeping the Russian door ajar might be crucial
The outright dismissal of the French leader’s outreach overlooks real risk of escalation.