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There are indications that the US president wants to leave Europe to fight its own battles.
Russia is testing Nato’s eastern borders. A divided alliance needs to react faster and with more unity.
Throughout its war with Russia, Ukraine is providing lessons to the West on what’s required to win a modern-day war. Will European and other states heed those lessons?
DIsproportionately relying on military spending for security purposes fails to prevent conflict and has a detrimental impact on gender equality, human rights and peacemaking.
Things have been going the Russian leader’s way, both on the battlefield and on the diplomatic front. Nato and Ukraine’s European leaders need to step up.
NATO jets scrambled to shoot down at least 10 Russian drones after they were spotted in Polish airspace.
The US and Europe hope protections for Ukraine can end the conflict. But previous attempts have fallen flat.
UKraine’s allies are talking about security guarantees which would resemble protections given by the Nato treaty. So what does that mean?
There are signs that Ukraine, the US and Europe are close to agreeing a pathway to a peace deal, but the initial response from Russia has not been promising.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with President Donald Trump in the aftermath of an inconclusive summit just days before. A veteran diplomat helps untangle what happened and what’s next.
Trump’s meeting with Putin in Alaska is shaping up to be the most important of his second presidency.
Spain risked Trump’s tariff wrath by rejecting the 5% spending requirement, but it isn’t NATO’s only sceptic.
Neither side is willing to move away from their original maximalist positions.
Security comes at a price – but the government knows it can’t make ordinary households pay it.
Why the Russian stock market went up after the new US policy was announced.
The lack of US commitment to Ukraine’s defence is both threat and opportunity for Europe.
The Conversation Weekly podcast explores what options the EU has now to bolster its defence capabilities.
Through its numerous statements and decisions, the Trump administration is breaking with the American hegemony that has long structured the international order. The country will emerge weakened.
Increasing defence spending risks strategic blunders and wasteful investment.
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