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What should Ukraine do next?
Preparing for a Long War
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Lawrence Freedman
12
Fairy Tales
The real story of the Autumn Statement
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Sam Freedman
16
Why “Not losing" is not tantamount to winning
Can Putin wait for the West to give up on Ukraine?
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Lawrence Freedman
14
There are always choices
A conversation with Professor Margaret MacMillan
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Lawrence Freedman
9
Rishi finally makes a choice
Since he became Prime Minister Sunak has been trying to run a dual political strategy. On the one hand he wanted to look competent and sensible to home…
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Sam Freedman
14
Running on Empty
The King’s Speech and the dance of the dividing lines
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Sam Freedman
17
Could global energy markets become a weapon in the Hamas-Israel War?
50 years ago, a war in the Middle East led, within weeks, to the imposition by the Arab Gulf States of an embargo on exports to Israel’s allies…
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Nick Butler
3
Casualties and Conflict: Gaza and Ukraine
Avdiivka, Ukraine, 30th October (top image); Gaza, 3rd November (bottom image) In war violence is instrumental. It is a means to an end. This allows war…
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Lawrence Freedman
8
The Narrow Path
Choice for the next Chancellor
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Sam Freedman
23
October 2023
Israel: Beyond Deterrence
Israeli tanks and troops move near the border with Gaza on October 28th. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images). Israelis describe their strategy as being…
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Lawrence Freedman
21
Demystifying Macron’s foreign policy
“It feels like 1956 all over again” Dominique de Villepin, former French Foreign Minister (2002 to 2004) The 1956 Suez crisis, one of the biggest…
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Georgina Wright
4
The Rules of the Game
How the OBR forecasts are done and why they matter so much
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Sam Freedman
23
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