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Five restraint successes — and five absolute fails — in 2025
Trump's promise of an 'America First' realism in foreign policy has delivered not a clean break, but a deeply contradictory picture
December 30, 2025
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10 moments we won’t soon forget in 2025 Ukraine war politics
From dressing down Zelensky to NATO calling him ‘daddy’ Trump at least made good on promise to shake things up
December 30, 2025
Europe
Why Russians haven't risen up to stop the Ukraine war
Inspired in part by state propaganda, many in Russia have developed an anti-Western identity
December 25, 2025
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Trump national security logic: rare earths and fossil fuels
For all its defects, the new National Security Strategy is an ice-breaker, and opens up policy space not seen in 40, 50 or perhaps 60 years.
December 22, 2025
Europe
Ukraine's own pragmatism demands 'armed un-alignment'
Rather than basing a deal on security promises it cannot credibly keep, Washington should instead help Kyiv prepare for self-sufficiency
December 22, 2025
Europe
EU avoids risky precedent in Ukraine aid deal
Fears over legal liability and euro credibility derailed push to tap frozen Russian assets
December 19, 2025
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