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Putin Calls Musk a ‘Genius’ as Russia Plays Catch-Up with Starlink
President Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk as a genius, acknowledging that Russia is just starting to develop its version of Musk's Starlink satellite internet...
The Patron Penalty: Why Foreign Endorsements Now Cost Votes — and Where They Still Pay
Two Patrons, One Sunday
On 25 October, two candidates who had campaigned with the open approval of a great power lost on the same evening....
As rumors of Xi-Trump-Putin trilateral talks grow louder, China becomes more tight-lipped
Likelihood of a summit between the leaders of the United States, China, and Russia at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit to be held...
Can a Local Ceasefire Bring Humanitarian Relief to Ukraine’s Oleshky?
Russia and Ukraine have begun a localized ceasefire to facilitate humanitarian aid deliveries and civilian evacuations from the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in southern...
Is the Nuclear Test Ban Collapsing? US, China and Russia in 2026
Thirty years after the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty opened for signature, the most consequential recent event in the life of the global testing moratorium produced...
The Pre-war South Asia and World
While the world remains preoccupied with preparations for the midterm elections in the United States, the conflict in Ukraine, the war surrounding Iran, the...
The Oleshky Test: Why Ukraine’s Only Durable Deals Have Been the Small Ones
Two Ceasefires, Eleven Days Apart
On 12 October, Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to stop attacking each other's energy infrastructure. There...
The Shenzhen Auction: What a Trump–Xi–Putin Summit Would Cost the Allies Who Aren’t Invited
"First Comes November, Then Comes December"
On Sunday, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Moscow, Beijing and Washington had agreed "in principle" to a leaders' meeting...
Kremlin Aide: Europe Should Be Part of Ukraine Peace Talks
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov stated that Europe should be part of discussions for a peace settlement in Ukraine, highlighting its significant role. He noted...
How Ukraine’s Energy Strikes Widened Its Rift With Trump
Relations between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy have recently worsened, marked by mutual criticism. Trump has been critical of US...