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Maintaining any further support from Washington requires the Ukrainian president to rise to the heights of diplomatic mastery. On Friday afternoon, watching the coverage of Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky’s meeting in Washington, we witnessed a harsh lesson in realpolitik—and a crash course in applied psychology. A few …
March, 2025
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3 March
Trump’s Policies Will Only Put the West-led Liberal International Order at Peril
In a shocking turn of events, the US has twice supported Russia in votes at the United Nations to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This first-ever move in decades on the part of the US not only included opposing a European-drafted resolution that …
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3 March
From Claims of Dictatorship to Agreements: The Complicated Relationship Between Trump and Zelenskyy
On February 24, 2022, Russia began its so-called “Special Military Operation.” It has been three years since this operation— which has since escalated into a full-scale war against Ukraine. Currently, Russian troops control 20% of Ukrainian land, occupying Crimea and parts of Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Luhansk, Mykolayiv, and …
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3 March
Strengthening Ties, Empowering Economies: India and the US Amid India’s Budget as a Catalyst
On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump announced a reinvigorated “America First” trade policy aimed at bolstering US economic and national security interests. The key but not exhaustive components of this policy include implementation of universal baseline tariffs on most imported goods to protect domestic industries. Tariffs are …
February, 2025
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24 February
The Human Toll Of The Ukraine War
Analysts agree that Russia’s losses in the war have been far higher—but the Ukrainian military is unable to replace its casualties at nearly the same rate. Next week, the war in Ukraine will reach its third anniversary. On February 24, 2022, Russia surprised the world by launching the …
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24 February
Bidding Farewell to the Middle East and Europe
America’s withdrawal from regions capable of maintaining their own security has been a long time coming. American president Donald Trump challenged the post-Cold War international system by insisting that U.S. allies in Europe and the Middle East take care of their own strategic interests instead of relying on …
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24 February
Germany’s Next Chancellor Inherits a Country in Crisis
Incoming German chancellor Friedrich Merz is working overtime to warn Germans that the time of stagnation that prevailed under the former chancellor Olaf Scholz must come to an end. There was nothing grandiose about the German election on Sunday, but it will more than likely result in a …
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24 February
As U.S. Retreats, China Fills the Void
USAID has long served as both a humanitarian force and a tool of U.S. foreign policy, delivering aid and influence for over six decades. The agency has been a crucial leg in the three-legged stool of U.S. foreign policy—development, defense, and diplomacy—promoting stability through aid. From disaster relief …
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24 February
The Putin Roadmap: Predicting Trump’s Next Moves
Few people in modern politics have drawn as much attention and controversy as Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. Even though Putin comes from an autocratic country and Trump comes from a democracy with robust institutional checks and balances, their leadership philosophies, language, and effects on their respective countries …
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