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Ian Proud

Ukraine war
Europe

Ukraine's 'Busification' — forced conscription — is tip of the iceberg

Western media is largely ignoring that Kyiv has to rip young men off the streets amid recruitment shortages and desertions

Poland farmers protest EU
Europe

Poland’s Janus face on Ukraine is untenable

'We'll help you fight Russia whatever it takes' and 'you can't join the EU' are the epitome of official mixed messaging

Macron Merz
Europe

Europe's center is crumbling as nationalism surges

Driven by war fatigue and economic strain, voters are punishing governments they view as prioritizing far away causes

Georgia
Europe

Georgia’s choice: The past or the future — not Russia or the West

A conversation with a hero of the national movement reveals the country's complicated past undermines Western narratives

TRump and Mikheil Kavelashvili
Europe

Georgia Dream hopes Trump is ticket out of geopolitical purgatory

Isolated by the Biden admin and liberal establishment for being 'pro-Putin', Tbilisi's leading party wants to prove it doesn't have to choose sides