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Europe: Some Good News And Some Bad

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Jul 11 •

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Defeating Russia Is Not Complex--We Just Do Not Want To Do It

Also Minna and I Will Launch A Substack Live On Friday 1700BST/1200EST

Jul 9 •

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Buying Time: Europe’s Trump Dilemma

Europe finds itself squeezed between Putin and Trump. In this week’s Europe Dispatch, Minna Ålander explains how Europe is trying to deal with Trump.

Jul 8 •

Weekend Update #140: The US Cuts Ukraine Off: If Only Comrade Stalin Knew!

Putin Humiliates Trump In Response; Are Advances Set To Get Smaller?

Jul 6 •

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Will Trump Change His Mind On Aiding Ukraine?

Pride and Politics in Action

Jul 5 •

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NATO’s New Defence Spending Pledge Is a Distraction

...from what really matters: capability development. Minna Ålander argues in the Europe Dispatch that the new NATO defence spending pledge is unhelpful.

Jul 3 •

"Daddy" Just Accelerated The Killing Of Ukrainians

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Jul 2 •

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The US should pull out of the Middle East

Written in January 2024

Jul 1 •

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June 2025

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