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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.
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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…
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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.
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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).
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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…
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Stefan Wolff
7:50
Will Trump’s latest ultimatum be another empty threat for Putin to ignore?
If the US president finally follows through, he would at least increase the chances of Ukraine avoiding defeat.
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Stefan Wolff
6:21
Why Donald Trump has stopped some wars but is failing with Ukraine and Gaza
The White House seems to lack the necessary bandwidth for the level of engagement required in more complex conflicts.
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Stefan Wolff
7:18

July 2025

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