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Did the West deliberately prolong the Ukraine war?
Europe

Did the West deliberately prolong the Ukraine war?

Mounting evidence proves that we cannot believe anything our officials say about the futility of negotiations.

Diplomacy Watch: New revelations shed light on early talks
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Diplomacy Watch: New revelations shed light on early talks

Comments from a member of Ukraine’s negotiating team help clarify why initial peace negotiations collapsed

Diplomacy Watch: Is the Overton window of the Ukraine war's end game shifting?
Europe

Diplomacy Watch: Is the Overton window of the Ukraine war's end game shifting?

Boris Johnson pulled back from a previous maximalist stance signaling that perhaps what's said in private will become more public.

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Middle East

To be a ‘force for good,’ the UK must end support for the Saudi war in Yemen

Boris Johnson should follow Joe Biden’s lead on Yemen if he wants his ‘Global Britain’ agenda to have any credibility.

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Washington Politics

When leaders get sick

Neuroscience shows that anxiety inhibits rational decision-making, but that is precisely what we need to help alleviate our fears surrounding the coronavirus.

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Washington Politics

Will the Keynesian foxhole be remembered?

A forward-looking question to ask amid the current crisis is: will the inevitable highlighting of government’s necessary role in the crisis lead to greater recognition of the necessity of that role at other times?