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My take on the turn of events in Georgia: a crisis we sowed by asking the impossible
Opinion piece on Responsible Statecraft
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Almut Rochowanski
The time of women's tears
"First you cry because one man was killed, then the next man makes sure you have reasons to cry." Conversation with a displaced Ukrainian activist.
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Almut Rochowanski
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Democracy promotion, soaked through with geopolitics
In Georgia, the West's most ambitious and self-enamored democratization project has ended in disruption and bitterness, amidst a region in flames.
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Almut Rochowanski
Farida Rustamova's and Maxim Tovkaylo's reporting on the dark turn following diplomatic breakdown
How the Kursk incursion caused the Qatar negotiations on a partial ceasefire to implode and put things on a worse course
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Almut Rochowanski
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«В Кремле сделали вывод: будем уничтожать государство Украина»
Окружение Путина не верит в скорое окончание войны и ожидает эскалации конфликта
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Inclusive diplomacy, finally
For the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, international leaders remember a precious lesson about peace-making
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Almut Rochowanski
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What are you so afraid of?
The US hints at drawing down its military commitment to Europe. Europeans are on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
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Almut Rochowanski
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heretic thoughts on how we promote democracy and support civil society abroad
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