Europe’s discussion of a multinational military presence in Ukraine has intensified after a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris on 6 January produced a “Paris Declaration” on security guarantees for Ukraine. Issued by France, the declaration ... See more
Donald Trump’s revived insistence that the United States should “take control” of Greenland is, if taken at face value, a diplomatic disaster. It tramples over international protocol, ignores the settled principles of international law, and treats a self-... See more
By most estimates, the “shadow” fleets used by Russia, Iran and Venezuela to move sanctioned oil and other restricted cargoes now run to roughly 1,000 vessels. Many are not individually designated, and their beneficial ownership is routinely masked throug... See more
When Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier accused the United States this week of “destroying the world order”, he was giving voice to a widespread European anxiety. Yet the deeper significance of his remarks lies elsewhere. Beneath the criticism of... See more
In the pantheon of modern Western leaders, few have been as polarising — or as theatrically audacious — as President Donald J. Trump. His latest salvo, the suggestion that the United States might assert control over Greenland, has sent ripples of unease t... See more
