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Viktor Orbán Vladimir Putin

Comrades in Arms

Russia’s intervention in Syria is helping nationalist leaders in Europe by making the refugee crisis worse.

Andras Toth-CzifraAndrás Tóth-CzifraFebruary 24, 2016November 21, 2021

Russia Makes Syrian Puzzle Even More Complicated

By backing the Kurds in Syria, Russia is driving a wedge between Turkey and its NATO allies.

Nick OttensNick OttensFebruary 16, 2016November 21, 2021

Russia Shocked, Shocked That West Is So Unfriendly

Russia is surprised that after all its lies and provocations, the West is no longer kind.

Nick OttensNick OttensFebruary 14, 2016November 21, 2021

Syria Truce Gives Regime Time to Besiege Aleppo

World powers agree that the fighting in Syria must stop — but not for another week.

Nick OttensNick OttensFebruary 12, 2016November 25, 2021

Putin Under Pressure But Far from Doomed

Russia’s economy and foreign relations are suffering, but it will take more to threaten Vladimir Putin himself.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 29, 2016November 21, 2021
Persian Gulf drilling platforms

What Oil Prices Mean for Geopolitics

Chaos may be in store if oil-dependent countries lash out to distract from failed economic policies.

Ryan BohlRyan BohlJanuary 21, 2016October 3, 2021

Falling Oil Price Forces Russia to Squeeze Spending

Russia’s rainy-day funds are running out of money, necessitating 10-percent budget cuts.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 15, 2016November 21, 2021

Russia Helps Assad Reconquer Syria’s Heartland

Russian airstrikes are enabling the regime to retake territory from Syria’s least fanatical rebels.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 14, 2016November 29, 2021

Room for Thaw in Russo-Turkish Relations

Russia and Turkey are at each other’s throats but a trade war can only hurt them both.

Avatar photoChristian FitzHughJanuary 3, 2016November 21, 2021
Barack Obama Angela Merkel François Hollande Matteo Renzi

2015 in Geopolitical Review

2015 was a good year for American power, but also showed the era of hyperpower is ending.

Ryan BohlRyan BohlDecember 23, 2015November 13, 2021

Russia Sanctions Ukraine, EU Keeps Russia Boycott in Place

Russia punishes Ukraine for signing a trade deal with the EU, which keeps its own sanctions in place.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 22, 2015November 28, 2021

Hypocritical Renzi Has a Point on Nord Stream

If Germany is serious about protecting Ukraine, it can’t build a pipeline behind its back.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 15, 2015November 13, 2021

What Putin’s Apologists Get Wrong

The Russian leader is not the protector of sovereignty his Western admirers imagine him to be.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 13, 2015November 21, 2021

Ukraine, Russia Walk Back Economic War Over Crimea

Russia resumes coal supplies after Ukraine restores electricity to the Crimean Peninsula.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 10, 2015November 21, 2021

Putin’s Strategy Kills Another Black Sea Pipeline

Russia’s belligerent foreign policy claims a second Black Sea gas pipeline as its victim.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 3, 2015November 21, 2021

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