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As Europe releases proposals for a ceasefire in Ukraine, Trump is falling into the trap of Munich 1938

Trump is still the only one with a chance of getting Ukraine and Russia to the table

The path to peace in Ukraine narrows down further — even if Trump secures a ceasefire

Washington and Moscow continue to squabble over the Arctic

And the ball is back in Washington's court

All eyes on Putin again

A coalition of the willing on European defence takes shape

And the winner is…Vladimir Putin?

Leaving Washington without a deal, has Zelensky gambled away Ukraine's future?

Trump is not trying to appease Putin – he is building a dangerous new world order

Europe may be willing to invest in its security, but is it able to do so?

The US is pushing Europe to the brink

Election interference: how Putin and Musk are weakening European democracies

Trump’s Gaza takeover plan will doom the two-state solution and imperil his own America-first Middle East policy

In a Trumpian world, Europe needs to assume greater responsibility for its own defence

Trump’s vision of a peace deal for Ukraine looks increasingly just like a plan for a ceasefire

What Trump wants in Latin America isn’t just the Panama Canal

Trump signals how he will start pushing for a new world order in his first 100 days

Trump’s Greenland bid is really about control of the Arctic and the coming battle with China

With Russian gas pipelines through Ukraine turned off, the political claws are coming out

Is Russia losing the energy war?

Is Russia losing the energy war?