Foreign Policy

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Russia Changes Nuclear Doctrine & Prepares for War

Sergey Karaganov, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen

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NATO vs. Russia: How to Ensure Conflict Is Avoided

To preserve or reassert its standing as a great power and guarantee its security, post-conflict Russia will almost certainly seek to push the military threat it sees emanating from Europe as far away from its border as possible. Is coexistence possible after the Ukraine war?

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FlashBack: The United States, Russia, and Ukraine: Report from Moscow (2015)

U.S. Global Engagement Initiative

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The West wants Putin isolated. A major summit he’s hosting shows he’s far from alone

Nearly three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine saw Moscow condemned by countries globally, leader Vladimir Putin is staging a summit with more than a dozen world leaders – in a pointed signal from the autocrat that far from being alone, an emerging coalition of countries stands behind him.

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Washington and Berlin are slow-walking Ukraine’s bid for a NATO invitation

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy wants an immediate invitation to join the alliance, but key capitals are balking.

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1 second to midnight

700 words to save my country, the length of a standard editorial. I will be called traitor, and worse for this.

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​BRICS signals shift from US dominated financial system

The bloc’s annual meeting in Russia this year welcomes new members pushing a wider mission

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Putin welcomes more than 30 world leaders to BRICS in bid to prove Russia is not isolated

More than thirty world leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have arrived in Kazan, Russia, for the 16th BRICS summit.

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Russia’s opposition abroad is tearing itself apart, but clings to hope

Many Russians who want to see change in their country are increasingly doubtful that the opposition in its current form can lead the fight to transform the country.

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Is Russia Finally Acknowledging Reality?

The Duran presented on October 17 an excellent discussion between John Helmer and Gilbert Doctorow moderated by Alexander Mercouris about how Russian military and civilian decisions are made. The knowledge I gained enables me to update my take on the situation, which I will now do.