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Trump and his team are ‘flooding the zone’ with attenton-grabbing storties. His plan for Gaza is just one of them.
The Belarus president has been elected to serve a seventh term of office with 87% of the vote.
Donald Trump’s position on Ukraine has shifted over time. His antagonistic relationship with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has seemingly improved. Why?
North Korea’s pact with Putin means sending thousands of troops to fight in Ukraine. But losses are significant.
The long-running conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is stirring again.
Both sides have good reasons for wanting to avoid a deal which freezes the frontlines where they are.
It’s been a whirlwind week in Washington, but our experts are here to help navigate the big stories.
Trump is urging Putin – as well as others – to end the war in Ukraine, or face consequences.
In power since 1994, Belarus’ Alexander Lukashenko has aligned the country with Russia in an ideological battle with the West.
Putin successfully changed Russia’s constitution to allow himself to stay in power.
‘Dictator for a day’: Donald Trump embarks on a second term in the Oval office.
The second Trump presidency is likely to foster instability, uncertainty and fear at home and abroad. But other countries can find common cause to counteract his ‘disaster politics’.
Though the 22nd Amendment prohibits Trump from being elected president again, it does not prohibit him from serving as president beyond Jan. 20, 2029. A scholar of politics and history explains.
For Russia, the return of Donald Trump provides a chance to end western sanctions against it, and provide solace for its appalling war losses.
The ‘Molink’ hotline has averted a serious crisis on several occasions. But would it still be as effective, given the personalities of the two leaders?
Georgia’s new president was not directly elected after a change to the constitution, and was the only person on the ballot.
Ex-president Dmitry Medvedev has called journalists who justify Ukraine’s actions ‘active participants’ in a war against Russia.
A round-up of the biggest global stories this week.
Messages emerging from Moscow and Brussels are that nothing short of victory will do. But a new Trump administration could change all this.
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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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Professor of Government, Wesleyan University
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