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Bringing opponents together to create trust can be challenging.
So-called authentic leadership was once seen as good and moral. But leaders are increasingly ‘signalling’ their messages in ways that can be highly polarising.
Trump’s seeming embrace of Vladimir Putin has some sinister echoes of the past.
There’s no good way out for Ukraine, but it’s not yet in a desperate enough position to accept Putin’s terms.
Donald Trump has long admired Vladimir Putin’s ability to rule Russia like a king. As he expands presidential power, this is how a coordinated resistance could work to stop him.
The ‘great negotiator’ Trump appears to have conceded several key points to Putin before the talks proper have even started.
Ukraine’s mineral riches have always had strategic importance in the Russia-Ukraine war — first, to Russia, and now to the United States under President Donald Trump.
The 2022 peace deal would have left Ukraine completely at Vladimir Putin’s mercy.
Trump is a transactional president, and US companies could profit if the country aligns with Russia – or backs Ukraine, depending on what is involved for the US.
Ukraine’s leader and opposition leaders have said ‘no’ to elections during wartime – and they have the backing of the majority of Ukrainians.
Russia appears to have achieved several key concessions before the talks even started.
European leaders are stunned at the radical change of direction signalled by Donald Trump and his team.
The US has struggled to attract recruits to its military in the past few years.
Canadian leaders must situate Donald Trump’s dangerous rhetoric in the language of international law and state-to-state relations.
We learned that the US has ditched some of Ukraine’s red lines before talks have even started,
Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, appears to have been relegated to a bystander as decisions about the future of his country are made.
Navalny battled for an alternative to Putin’s regime – and paid the ultimate price. The Kremlin has made sure there cannot be another opposition figure like him.
Russia’s election disruption and interference also taps into public dissatisfaction with democracy.
With its focus on war with its neighbor, Russia has taken its eyes off the ball elsewhere. As a result, its position is much weaker – but Putin remains dangerous.
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Professor of International Security, Jean Monnet Professor of European Security, National University Odesa Law Academy
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Associate Professor (Adj), Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in International Politics, Aberystwyth University
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Associate Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
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Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor of Military History, University of Calgary
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Lecturer in Modern European History, Queen's University Belfast
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Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science, Penn State
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Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
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Professor of International Politics in the Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Government, Wesleyan University
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Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Russian and Post-Soviet Politics, University of Bath
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Senior Lecturer in Military Strategy and Law, University of Portsmouth