The Kremlin can count on only one real ally in its war in Ukraine.
Russia and North Korea: An Alliance of Desperation
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Europe & Central Asia
Ceasefires and the Age of Impulse Diplomacy
Can the three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine point to a more durable peace?
Is Trump Losing All His European Allies?
Even Italy is filing for divorce.
How Pope Leo XIV is Building a Theology of Resistance Against Washington
The Vatican has stepped into a vacuum of moral authority.
Why Russia’s Backwardness Benefits Putin
But Putin’s reliance on the troika of fossil fuels, corruption, and autocracy to prevent a political challenge to his authority may end up producing the very revolt from below he fears the most.
AI Is Raising Nuclear Risks in South Asia
In a future crisis between India and Pakistan, the most dangerous moment may not be the first strike but the minutes before it.
Where on Earth Is Europe Heading?
Europe is being pulled in several different directions, but generally not to the left.
Pedro Sanchez: Rise of a European Restrainer
In his opposition to the Iran War and condemnation of the genocide in Gaza, the Spanish prime minister has supported a principled multiplateralism.
The Axis of Evil Suffers a Big Loss
After Viktor Orban’s landslide loss in Hungary, will Trump and even Putin be next in line for their political comeuppance?
How Islamabad Just Sidestepped Decades of Failed Middle East Policy
The Pakistan-brokered ceasefire in the Iran war signals a shift in the center of the diplomatic world.