What happened in the early hours of January 3 in Caracas left the world stunned. But the strongest reason for astonishment is…

From Ukraine to Venezuela, claims of sovereignty often conceal strategic self-interest, exposing how global norms are wielded selectively to justify power rather…

Europe has repeatedly rejected peace with Russia at moments when a negotiated settlement was available, and those rejections have proven profoundly self-defeating.…

The Trump administration now looks closer than ever to stopping the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Until now, the US president had…

Sitting in a lively room in the University of Amsterdam, I ask a question about the respect accorded by students to their…

One of the most common claims about the Trump 45 administration is that “He didn’t start any new wars.” This is demonstrably…

It’s strange so many years later, in the United States of America, to feel as if I’m living in a country threatening…

Donald Trump made some revealing remarks to the media as he flew to Florida for Thanksgiving on Wednesday. Asked if he thought Ukraine is…

It is by now clear that European leaders prefer the war in Ukraine to continue, that they fear peace (a “quick” one anyway), that many believe…

For more than three and a half years now, Ukraine – and with it the so-called ‘West’ – have been paralyzed by…