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
russia
Europe
They are calling fast-track Ukraine EU bid 'nonsense.' So why dangle it?
It's supposed to soften the blow for lost NATO membership. But Kyiv is hardly ready and not all members are enthusiastic.
December 18, 2025
Europe
Pranked Biden official exposes lie that Ukraine war was inevitable
She isn't the first to admit — after the fact — that taking NATO off the table to avoid Russian invasion was considered, and dismissed
December 17, 2025
Washington Politics
A farewell to Oz: Trump’s strategy for a multipolar world
NSS is actually more realist about the US role going forward than critics want to admit
December 15, 2025
Washington Politics
Think tanker altered Ukraine war map before big Polymarket payout
The Institute for the Study of War disavowed the edit, removed the employee, but is staying quiet, raising questions about the credibility of ISW and prediction gambling
December 11, 2025
Middle East
‘This ain’t gonna work’: How Russia pulled the plug on Assad
On the first anniversary of the Syrian regime's fall, Neil Partrick explains how a 50-year dynasty collapsed in a few short weeks
December 08, 2025
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