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Ukraine crisis: a case study in modern Kremlinology

Putin has loaded the gun. But will the trigger also be pulled? The West cannot know for sure what is intended. The Ukraine crisis is a kind of quantum politics.

by Mark Galeotti
Let’s not succumb to destabilising myths of spheres of interest

For decades Russia and the West are looking for a ‘reset’ of their relations. To no avail. Who’s to blame? That’s the wrong
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Europe's challenge: a measured response to Russia

With the end of the Cold War the geo-strategic reality in Europe changed. The Charter of Paris, signed in 1990, confirmed the right
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