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G7 leadership MIA on Russia sanctions
Mixed messages from the G7 around the Russian sanctions piste at a time when it should be ramping up sanctions pressure on Putin as:
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Ukraine is key to Europe’s LT defence
Whether it was the hysterics of Trump, and fears over a looming US isolationism under a Trump 2.0, or the wake up call from Putin’s brutal invasion of…
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Syria - winners & losers
Events in Syria have moved fast in recent days with the overthrow, finally, of the brutal and hated Assad regime.
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Türkiye, Syria & Macro
I have visited Turkiye several times over the past few weeks meeting with policy makers, journalists, think tankers, bankers, analysts and the like, so…
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November 2024

Kellogg - is there actually a plan for Ukraine?
I am still trying to get my head around Trump’s decision to appoint RETIRED General Keith Kellogg as his special representative to Ukraine.
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The rouble is melting, finally
Pressure on Putin to negotiate
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Elections in Romania are a wake up call
Hopefully
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Putin is bluffing, again
The fact that Russia has launched a big PR campaign this morning in response to the long overdue decision of the Biden administration to give Ukraine…
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Ukraine - what everyone wants from a peace deal
President Trump looks set to tap Marco Rubio as Secretary of State and Mike Waltz as his future National Security Chief.
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Ukraine - financing its defence and development
With focus moving to prospects for peace talks on the Russo-Ukraine war it is worth noting that Ukraine’s long term sustainability beyond the current…
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Putin no longer has the Trump card
Trump should call Putin’s bluff
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History will likely judge Biden poorly
History will likely judge Joe Biden poorly.
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