The Escalation Trap: Putin’s Strategic Dilemma in the Ukrainian Quagmire
By Carl Bildt July 17, 2026 STOCKHOLM — The conflict in Ukraine has reached a definitive, precarious juncture. For the...
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Escalation in the Strait: Fragile Middle East Detente Teeters on the Brink of Collapse
The delicate architecture of peace in the Middle East, constructed through weeks of painstaking negotiations, is fracturing under the weight...
