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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

Trump's most underrated diplomatic win: Belarus
Europe

Trump's most underrated diplomatic win: Belarus

Critics are seething but his commitment to investing in a stable, non-adversarial relationship turns out to be far better than values-based isolation

These Israeli-backed gangs could wreck the Gaza ceasefire
Middle East

These Israeli-backed gangs could wreck the Gaza ceasefire

It’s an old strategy: Israel’s hardliners benefit from sowing internal violence, chaos and Palestinian division

Trump Zelensky
Europe

Finally, Trump takes a sensible turn on Ukraine

While the press was focused on 'bullying' it would seem the president is actually returning to strategic restraint and charting a more realistic course

Nord Stream pipeline
Europe

What is Poland hiding besides the Ukrainian Nord Steam suspect?

A court and top officials in Warsaw say the 2022 sabotage of the pipelines was justified, and are actively impeding the German criminal case

Bolivia shocker: dark horse comes out of nowhere to win presidency
Latin America

Bolivia shocker: dark horse comes out of nowhere to win presidency

Voters rejected socialism, but nor did they want 'machete' austerity. Rodrigo Paz promises a pragmatic way, and relations of 'equality not dependency' with US.