Navigating the Vortex

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The Pesky Toddler: How the Xi–Trump Summit Pushed Russia Further Off the Adult Table
And why a Xi–Trump Equilibrium also puts pressure on Europe.
 • Stefan Wolff
Europe’s New Security Architecture
How minilateral formats are reshaping the continent’s defence.
 • Stefan Wolff
Useful or Disruptive: How a US-China Thaw Narrows Russia's Strategic Options
Strategic invisibility is the problem Putin has spent his presidential career trying to avoid.
 • Stefan Wolff
Russia’s Hybrid War Against Europe
What it is, how it works, and why it’s only partially effective.
 • Stefan Wolff
The US-Iran War: Neither Side Is Hurting Enough to Talk
Almost ten weeks into the war, Washington and Tehran have not crossed the threshold of pain that makes negotiating less costly than fighting.
 • Stefan Wolff

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