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European militarism on steroids is not good, either
Published by Responsible Statecraft
Mar 15
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European militarism on steroids is not good, either
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February 2025
'People-centered peace' lost a major advocate this week
About Wolfgang Sporrer, diplomat, mediator, peacemaker, expert on Ukraine and beyond, who suddenly passed away this week, and about the issues he cared…
Feb 14
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Western-Backed NGOs: A Hollow Version of Civil Society (published in Jacobin)
Just in time for Trump's/Musk's crushing of USAID, if from a radically different perspective
Feb 5
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Western-Backed NGOs: A Hollow Version of Civil Society (published in Jacobin)
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On smashing and slashing USAID
Since Trump first froze all spending by USAID and then proceeded to unleash Musk and his hounds onto agency staff, put everyone on paid leave, issued a…
Feb 5
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On smashing and slashing USAID
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Nowhere to go home to
Conversation with Ukrainian activists
Feb 3
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Nowhere to go home to
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December 2024
My take on the turn of events in Georgia: a crisis we sowed by asking the impossible
Opinion piece on Responsible Statecraft
Dec 3, 2024
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My take on the turn of events in Georgia: a crisis we sowed by asking the impossible
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November 2024
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.
Nov 24, 2024
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The time of women's tears
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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.
Nov 21, 2024
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Democracy promotion, soaked through with geopolitics
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October 2024
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
Oct 4, 2024
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Farida Rustamova's and Maxim Tovkaylo's reporting on the dark turn following diplomatic breakdown
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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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Oct 3, 2024
September 2024
Inclusive diplomacy, finally
For the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, international leaders remember a precious lesson about peace-making
Sep 30, 2024
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Inclusive diplomacy, finally
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August 2024
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.
Aug 19, 2024
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