Putin has substituted his own interests for those of the Russian state
His presidency may have started as a campaign to restore Russia’s great power status, but it has devolved into one…
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Nato (the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) is an intergovernmental military alliance with 31 member states from Europe and North America. It was founded in 1949 with twelve members, including the US and the UK, committed to a principle of collective defence.
Putin confronts Ukraine and the West with a terrible choice
In an angry televised speech, the Russian president presented himself as a peacekeeper but sounded like a leader preparing for…
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Ukraine, Europe and the end of peace
Europeans no longer view war as unthinkable or themselves as spectators in a possible conflict.
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The Ukraine crisis is about more than just Nato membership
Russia’s security demands betray a deep-seated view of its neighbour as a satellite state, rather than fully separate.
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Russia’s military build-up in Belarus could be Nato’s next flashpoint
Up to 30,000 Russian troops are stationed in Belarus. The Baltic states fear they may never leave.
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Iceland’s prime minister: “My opposition to Nato has not changed”
Katrín Jakobsdóttir on the rebirth of the Nordic left.
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As tensions with Russia build, Emmanuel Macron highlights splits within Nato
The French president’s call for direct dialogue with Russia has highlighted disagreements on how to engage Moscow.
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What would a Russian assault on Ukraine look like?
Vladimir Putin has likely invested too much to back down without getting something in return.
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With Russian forces still on Ukraine’s border, can transatlantic allies hang together?
A week’s worth of talks involving Russia, Nato, the US and the EU appear to have changed little.
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Crisis in the Caucasus: how Nagorno-Karabakh poses a challenge for Nato
The flare-up demonstrates what some will characterise as the obsolescence of Cold War era military alliances.
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