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Donald Trump was always unlikely to win the 2025 Nobel peace prize – but he could be a more serious contender in 2026
And the winner is … not Donald Trump.
Oct 11
•
Stefan Wolff
5:16
September 2025
Europe wins, Russia loses as Moldovans deliver a clear message in crucial parliamentary elections
A Navigating the Vortex PDQ Report
Sep 29
•
Stefan Wolff
and
Lucy P. Marcus
2
4:02
As Trump looks set to abandon Ukraine peace efforts, Europe must step up to face Russian aggression alone
By Richard Whitman & Stefan Wolff
Sep 26
•
Navigating the Vortex
6:52
Ukraine’s coalition of allies needs to be more than willing — it needs to get ready
Russian provocations and Trump's latest pivot put yet more pressure on Europe.
Sep 24
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Stefan Wolff
7:02
Russian drones in Polish airspace (part 2): A provocation – and a test
There is a real danger of the Ukraine war spilling over into NATO territory.
Sep 12
•
Stefan Wolff
1
6:26
Russian drones over Poland are a serious escalation of the war in Ukraine
But the west’s response, sadly, won’t have to worry Putin.
Sep 11
•
Stefan Wolff
6:44
China’s plans for a new world order are built on a fragile consensus
China’s president, Xi Jinping, has been busy on the diplomatic front.
Sep 4
•
Stefan Wolff
8:07
August 2025
Xi, Putin, and Modi will showcase their unity at the SCO summit in Tianjin
But their consensus is mostly symbolic and free of substance.
Aug 27
•
Stefan Wolff
7:02
Transatlantic unity at the White House disguises lack of progress towards just peace for Ukraine
At a high-stakes meeting in the White House on August 18, the US president, Donald Trump, and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, hammered…
Aug 19
•
Stefan Wolff
6:30
Trump caves to Putin yet again at Alaska summit
The two presidents were eager to portray their encounter as successful, but significant differences between them remain.
Aug 16
•
Stefan Wolff
4:31
Low expectations, high anxieties
Trump’s Alaska summit with Putin is shaping up to be the most consequential of his second presidency (yet).
Aug 14
•
Stefan Wolff
7:26
Has Trump finally realised he needs economic and military muscle to force Putin to agree a peace deal?
With only two days to go before the expiry of his latest ultimatum to end the Russian aggression against Ukraine, US president Donald Trump dispatched…
Aug 7
•
Stefan Wolff
7:50
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