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No Middle Ground: Russia Faces a Choice between Unsustainable Escalation and Looking for an Exit
Russia Ukraine Air Campaign Strategy 2026: A practitioner analysis by Stefan Wolff & Tetyana Malyarenko
 • Stefan Wolff
Armenia's Election Is a Geopolitical Referendum
Armenia's election and the South Caucasus shift: a practitioner analysis by James Stanley and Stefan Wolff
 • Stefan Wolff
A US–Iran Deal Is Closer — and More Fragile — Than It Looks
For now, fear of an uncontrolled escalation may be enough to get the US and Iran to make a deal. Lasting peace will require tackling far more difficult…
 • Stefan Wolff
What the Putin-Xi Summit Reveals About China’s Long-term Strategy
Multipolarity is China's waiting room. Russia (and the US) just paid the entry fee.
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Britain Needs Three Strategies for Europe’s Populist Right, Not One
The real threats are a shrinking partner pool abroad and strategic drift at home.
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Strategic intelligence for leaders, policymakers and advisers — Geopolitics & International Affairs, Markets & Economics, Corporate Governance & Stewardship, ESG & Sustainability, Technology & AI, and Leadership, Strategy & Power.

Navigating the Vortex

Strategic intelligence for leaders, policymakers and advisers — Geopolitics & International Affairs, Markets & Economics, Corporate Governance & Stewardship, ESG & Sustainability, Technology & AI, and Leadership, Strategy & Power.
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