Sitemap - 2024 - Navigating the Vortex
As 2025 approaches, Kyiv is left with few good options
Is the war in Ukraine headed towards an endgame?
Why Trump is unlikely to get Xi's help in making peace in Ukraine
Russia and Ukraine face off at European security conference as the shadow of Trump 2.0 looms large
As Russia's advance in Ukraine accelerates, support for negotiations in the country grows
Biden's — and Zelenskyy's — last throw of the dice?
After 1000 days of Russia's war against Ukraine, negotiations are coming for better or worse
Trump, Xi and Putin: a dysfunctional love triangle of global significance
The risks of a Trumpian bargain on Ukraine
What Trump’s victory means for the rest of the world
Maia Sandu’s win in Moldova shows the limits to Moscow’s meddling
‘Victory plan’ or not, Zelenskyy’s allies may have passed their peak in supporting Ukraine
The battle for the future of Moldova
Ukraine faces worsening odds on the battlefield and a struggle on the diplomatic front
Israel risks international isolation and regional escalation with Lebanon gamble
Geopolitics and geoeconomics in the high north
Is the Soviet bloc about to be reconstituted in eastern Germany and elsewhere?
Away from the battlefield, the diplomatic wrangling in the Ukraine war hots up
Countdown to all-out war in the Middle East?
The Kursk operation: a huge gamble for Ukraine…and the West
One-third of Ukrainians would give up land for peace – but it’s not as simple as that
Xi and Putin try to bolster their Eurasian bloc as a counterweight to Nato
Ukraine rejects Orbán's ceasefire plan while Russia rebuffs Erdogan's mediation offer
Why the "Summit on Peace in Ukraine" is a dead-end path to peace
Ukraine peace summit failed to meet ‘historic’ expectations
Why Vladimir Putin seems stronger now than he was a year ago
Battlefield setbacks in Ukraine stir Kyiv’s European allies into taking a tougher line on Russia
Ukraine war: $60 billion in US military aid a major morale boost but no certain path to victory
China’s new world order: clues from Xi’s meeting with Germany's Scholz
Israel may have had the ‘last word’ with reported attack on Iran, but Netanyahu is no clear winner
A wider war in the Middle East is a risky and self-serving bet for Israel
Xi and Biden spoke on the phone for 105 minutes: what does this say about their relationship?
Russia continues its mischief-making in Moldova's Transnistrian region
What will Putin do after the deadly Moscow concert hall attack?
Ukraine war: ten years after Putin annexed Crimea, Russia’s grip on the peninsula looks shaky
Two years on: Russia's aggression has left the OSCE in peril
Ukraine needs a fundamental rethink of its strategy, not just a reshuffle of military leadership
Tough times ahead as Malta outlines priorities for the OSCE in 2024
Corruption scandals and high-level rifts could become an existential threat for Ukraine
Biden’s Iran dilemma: punish and deter without escalating?
Pathways to escalation in the Middle East
Ukraine war: talk of Russian spring offensive raises fears that Kyiv is ill-prepared to face it
Ukraine war: Kyiv digs in for the long haul with prospects looking bleak for 2024