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Vladimir Putin

A Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has been serving as the president of Russia since 2012, having previously served between 2000 and 2008. He was the prime minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012.

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What another Lukashenko ‘victory’ will mean for Europe’s security – and that of Belarus’ citizenry post image
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What another Lukashenko ‘victory’ will mean for Europe’s security – and that of Belarus’ citizenry

by Dr Tatsiana Kulakevich
Day One as a strongman post image
OPINION The Inauguration of Donald Trump Donald Trump Elon Musk United States US Politics US Foreign Policy Vladimir Putin

Day One as a strongman

by B. Jay Cooper
Trump’s second coming: A dictator in all but name? post image
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Trump’s second coming: A dictator in all but name?

by Europeans TODAY
How game theory predicts Trump might not do all that he threatens over Ukraine, Taiwan and Nato post image
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How game theory predicts Trump might not do all that he threatens over Ukraine, Taiwan and Nato

by Professor Paul Whiteley
How a former Manchester City footballer will shift Georgia’s politics further towards Russia post image
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How a former Manchester City footballer will shift Georgia’s politics further towards Russia

by Dr Jennifer Mathers
How a little-known far-right candidate manipulated TikTok to rise to the top in the Romanian election post image
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How a little-known far-right candidate manipulated TikTok to rise to the top in the Romanian election

by Anda Iulia Solea
Trump and the world: Mapping reaction a fortnight after election win post image
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Trump and the world: Mapping reaction a fortnight after election win

by Rashmee Roshan Lall
Ukraine: after 1,000 days of war, Europe must prepare for a Trump-brokered peace deal by asserting its own interests post image
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Ukraine: after 1,000 days of war, Europe must prepare for a Trump-brokered peace deal by asserting its own interests

by Stefan Wolff
Clash of visions: Harris vs. Trump on America’s future post image
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Clash of visions: Harris vs. Trump on America’s future

by Europeans TODAY
A Trump-Vance White House could undermine European security – and end up pushing Russia and China closer post image
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A Trump-Vance White House could undermine European security – and end up pushing Russia and China closer

by Stefan Wolff
Trump-proofing NATO: Why Europe’s current nuclear deterrents may not be enough to face biggest threats since WWII post image
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Trump-proofing NATO: Why Europe’s current nuclear deterrents may not be enough to face biggest threats since WWII

by Professor Natasha Lindstaedt
Mounting tension and instability in the Western Balkans is playing into Russia’s hands post image
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Mounting tension and instability in the Western Balkans is playing into Russia’s hands

by Andi Hoxhaj OBE