Navigating the Vortex

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The fall of Assad and Putin’s great-power ambitions for Russia
 • Stefan Wolff
The Russia-China relationship: the perils of a ‘friendship with no limits’
Stefan Wolff analyses the Russia-China relationship in light of Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Moscow, highlighting Russia’s increasing dependence on…
 • Stefan Wolff
Trump is not trying to appease Putin – he is building a dangerous new world order
Listen now (6 mins) | But will Russia and China play along or out-play him?
 • Stefan Wolff
Farcical peace talks continue in Abu Dhabi as Russia tries to bomb and freeze Ukraine into submission
Listen now (7 mins) | Russia, Ukraine and the US have met for a second time in as many weeks to discuss a possible cessation of hostilities.
 • Stefan Wolff
Is Russia losing the energy war?
Ukraine's closure of Gazprom pipeline will diminish Russia’s energy leverage and hurt its war effort
 • Stefan Wolff
Russia now bets on permanent hybrid warfare
Listen now (7 mins) | Despite their limitations, the Kremlin's aspirations spell danger.
 • Stefan Wolff
The battle for the future of Moldova
Moldovans vote for a president and on whether to join EU as Russia intensifies vast disinformation campaign.
 • Stefan Wolff
Swimming against the tide
Zelenskyy’s pleas for more help from the west fall on mostly deaf ears as momentum on the battlefield remains with Russia.
 • Stefan Wolff
Despite superficial consensus at the Nato summit, the US has abandoned Ukraine
Listen now (7 mins) | But the lack of US commitment to containing Russia is as much a threat as an opportunity for Europe.
 • Stefan Wolff
Russia continues its mischief-making in Moldova's Transnistrian region
In mid-February, the leader of Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria, Vadim Krasnoselsky, summoned deputies “of all levels of the Pridnestrovian…
 • Stefan Wolff
The Kursk operation: a huge gamble for Ukraine…and the West
Ukraine’s incursion into Russia puts the Kremlin under pressure and presents an opportunity for Kyiv and its western allies to improve their bargaining…
 • Stefan Wolff
Ukraine rejects Orbán's ceasefire plan while Russia rebuffs Erdogan's mediation offer
But a range of global security deals provide a glimpse at a potentially winning strategy for Kyiv.
 • Stefan Wolff
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