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Elon Musk, Peter Thiel & Co.: Can techno-oligarchy cause the end of humanity?

One year on: Ukraine refused to give in after the Trump-Putin summit, but there are also concerns and doom

Is the US becoming a country of measles and diarrhea under President Trump?

It's unlikely to happen, but who could get rid of Putin?

We shouldn't call people monsters, says genocide scholar when talking about Srebrenica, Ukraine, Gaza...

Expert on organized crime: You want to fight Russia?! Make Ukraine less corrupt and better governed

Ankara summit: What went right and what went wrong for NATO

America at 250: What would the world look like without the US?

How do Oana Lungescu and Ben Hodges preview the NATO summit in Ankara?

If 2025 had continued, Ukraine would have lost and Europe would have been at risk of a Russian attack

Is Starmer finished, is Britain ungovernable and could Farage become prime minister?

Trump turns 80: What does he want for his birthday and is he too old for the White House?

Does Xi Jinping prefer Vladimir Putin or Donald Trump? And is his power unlimited?

Cas Mudde on sanewashing of Trump, far-right threat and normalization of Meloni

Zelenskyy has allowed Putin's military parade. Will they meet at the negotiation table?

Who are the low-level agents and how is Russia using them against Europe?

Regime change in Hungary: What’s next for Péter Magyar and Viktor Orbán?

Why has Beijing turned to coercion instead of trying to win Taiwanese hearts and minds?

Will Trump, Putin, and Xi lead the world into more conflicts?

Small countries, big choices?: What Cyprus and Slovakia can learn from a changing world order

Hungary's elections: Would Viktor Orbán accept defeat if he loses? And what about Péter Magyar?

Ukraine and Iran: Is this a global conflict?

What does the Iran war mean for Ukraine? And what are the Russians doing in Hungary?

What can the Iran–Iraq War tell us about the current conflict?

Could the Iran war go nuclear?

Could Iran become Donald Trump’s Iraq or Afghanistan?

Would President Trump fight for Gdansk?

Ukraine wants to destroy 50,000 Russians per month. Could it work?

Is it time to bury the post–Cold War world order?

With Pakistani heritage and experience in Ukraine: Meet the new UK Ambassador to Slovakia

Latin America, Greenland, Canada... What does Trump want to do with the Western Hemisphere?

Trump's obsession with Greenland is very dangerous. But he is also a limping duck, says Tom Nichols

Could Europeans kidnap Trump if he attacked Greenland?

What do Venezuela and January 6 attack tell us about Donald Trump?

What is Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán willing to do to stay in power?

What are the Global Risks to the EU in 2026?

Was NATO dangerously close to war with Russia? My conversation with Jens Stoltenberg

Russia is not the enemy. The EU should be destroyed. Is this Trump’s strategy?

What would anti-corruption fighter Olena Tregub say to President Zelenskyy?

Why did the US peace plan for Ukraine look like a Russian influence operation?

Toward far-right policies? What to expect from the European Parliament

Is Russia the most malign actor in the global information sphere?

If Trump starts testing nuclear weapons, who will be the biggest winner?

Why authoritarians are no longer on the defensive – and how they are reshaping world politics

Do the ICC warrants for Putin and Netanyahu still matter?

Can anyone govern France or will the political instability continue?

Tomahawks for Ukraine? Trump wants to hand over the war to the Europeans

Who is Andrej Babiš? He wants to run the state like a business, but he won't visit Putin after the elections

Moldova's elections: What will happen if pro-Russian forces win?

Are Russia, China and Trump's America global disruptors and what can the EU do about it?

About MAGA propaganda and Superman: Does Trump weaken America’s position on the global stage?

How likely is direct US military action against Venezuela?

Hope, fairness, leadership, and coercion: How to turn climate concerns into policy support

Security guarantees and territorial negotiations: Ukraine’s path toward peace?

Can Europe face a fentanyl epidemic similar to the US?

When Trump says jump, every Republican asks: How high? But is he weaker than he appears?

Russia and China versus the West: Is a war on two fronts a realistic scenario? General (Ret.) Mick Ryan explains

Will Trump try to arrest Obama? And how would America react?

Russia wants to shut them down. The Barents Observer journalists fight back

Does Trump want Ukraine to surrender? Professor Phillips O'Brien weighs in

Wherever a Russian soldier sets foot, that’s ours. Is Putin preparing for forever war?

Why is politicologist Cas Mudde optimistic about America (even though he's not really that optimistic)?

How should NATO deal with Trump and spend 5 percent of GDP on defense? General (Ret.) Ben Hodges explains

How nervous is Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán about Péter Magyar's Tisza Party?

Can World War three start in the Indo-Pacific?

How to resist recession of democracy in America (and globally)? My conversation with Larry Diamond

How to negotiate with Putin and does he feel empowered by Trump?

Would Lithuanians fight if they were attacked by Russia? Ex-FM Landsbergis weighs in

Is the new German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, ready to face Trump and Putin?

When authoritarianism rises and America and China collide, will you take part in revolution?

Is a drawdown of US forces from Europe all but certain and what would it mean?

Greenland and Ukraine: Is Denmark squeezed between Trump and Putin?

When will it fly? Will it be better than the Chinese project?: What do we know about the F-47 program?

Can Trump's trade wars lead to real wars?

Ukraine and Canada: Do Putin and Trump see the world alike?

Ukrainian expert: Europe will suffer if there is no long-lasting and just peace in Ukraine

Can Trump really make Europe great again?

If America had to choose, would it defend Estonia or Taiwan?

Tom Nichols: Trump betrays everyone, but Putin is one shining star in his world

Zelenskyy has something Trump will never have. But Putin is probably smiling. My conversation with General (Ret.) Mick Ryan

What is Trump's America to the EU? An ally, friend, partner, rival? An adversary, even?

How does AfD fit into Trump's world? And what about Friedrich Merz?

Europe is increasingly being targeted by Russian sabotage. Where is the response?

Trump's era is here. What might he do about Ukraine? Is Putin happy about him and what about the US allies?

Hope and concerns. What advice would Ukrainian expert Maria Avdeeva give Trump before meeting with Putin?

What is Poland’s primary defense objective amid Russia's war against Ukraine?

Destabilization of democracy? What to expect in 2025

What's next for 007, and do we live in an era of Bond villains?

Is Slovak PM Robert Fico pro-Russian?

It looks like a form of oligarchy. Will Trump really run the administration?

Does Russia want far-right Calin Georgescu to become president of Romania?

Does Putin think he can not lose the war in Ukraine?

What's next for Ukraine? War is not linear but there is a high chance it will be bad

What could happen if Putin wins in Ukraine? German general explains

Trump's reign: Could it be less bad than it looks?

Does Trump want to make America small (like Hungary)?

Will the US presidential election be followed by chaos?

Can North Korea afford to send a large number of soldiers to Ukraine's battlefield to help Russia?

Could Ukraine repeat the Kursk operation in Transnistria?

Who is afraid of the October surprise? Kamala Harris or Donald Trump?

Would Australia join NATO if it could?

The West doesn't have stomach to say: Russia is a terrorist state. Why?

What keeps Enrico Letta awake at night when he thinks about European economy?

What is Russia's most effective weapon in the war against Ukraine? General (Ret.) Phil Breedlove explains

What kind of effect has the Kursk incursion on Putin's regime? Mark Galeotti explains

Tom Nichols: I consider Trump an existential threat to American democracy

What do we know about China's decision process for the use of nuclear weapons?

Donald Trump is 78. Can he stop his presidential campaign like Joe Biden?

How is Russia moving oil through the Mediterranean and what to possibly do about it

Paris Olympics: The main security threat is jihadi terrorism. And what about Russia?

What's next for political violence in the US after Trump's assassination attempt?

From Ceausescu's Romania to NATO: How Oana Lungescu rewrote the history of the Alliance

About NATO, Russia and why he stays optimistic about Ukraine even in the dark days. My conversation with General (Ret.) Mick Ryan

An electoral wipeout of Tories? All the things in the UK are now being seen as terrible

Early election in France: Is Macron's political maneuver foolish and shortsighted?

Peace summit in Switzerland: What would be Ukraine's success?

What is Putin afraid of?

Is the junta in Myanmar losing?

What advice should Xi Jinping follow regarding Taiwan?

Can Russia's intelligence services help install an American president?

Does the West really think about how it can supply Ukraine in the next two or three years of the war?

About what is Ukraine facing and why we have to talk about the worst scenario. General (Ret.) Mick Ryan explains

Ukraine's expert: The dilemma is whether we are saving territory or personnel

How close or far is the US from a civil war?

What's next for the Middle East after Iran attacks Israel?

My conversation with Maria Avdeeva from Kharkiv: Her city is constantly attacked. Will Russia also try the ground offensive?

NATO is a success story, but as Alliance turns 75 can it also face demise?

Is counterterrorism cooperation with Russia possible?

Should the West try to turn China and India against Russia?

Autocratic tendencies, pro-Russian rhetoric and presidential elections. What's going on in Slovakia?

Will Ursula von der Leyen be President of the European Commission again?

Ukraine: What happened in two years of invasion, what might be next and will Western troops help Kyiv?

Death has already knocked on almost every door in Ukraine. My conversation with Oleksandra Matviichuk

How can Europe react to Trump's threats to NATO?

Are we inching towards a big regional war in the Middle East?

About films, actors, Indiana Jones, Richard Nixon and revenge: My conversation with Oscar director Bille August

What will Sweden bring to NATO and how can the Alliance and the EU prepare for a potential war with Russia?

Does Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán want to take over the European Council?

US presidential primaries: Is Trump going to win the nomination and what if Biden says I'm not running?

What are the main military options Ukraine and Russia can still exploit?

Japan's admiral explains how his country would react to China's attack against Taiwan and how to prevent it

Taylor Swift for American President? Unlikely, but...

What to expect from the Republican primaries? Will it be Trump or can DeSantis or Haley still hope?

Will Meloni compete with Orbán? And will her support for Ukraine continue?

Is Putin's regime too resilient and Trump too dangerous? My conversation with former US Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff

Is there a case for suspending Russia from the UN? And what can the UN do about Putin's war and the Gaza conflict?

What can a war do to the artist? Ukrainian director talks about fighting Russians and making movies

About Zaluzhnyi's dose of reality (and stalemate), Ukraine's counteroffensive, and what we got wrong about Russia. My conversation with General (Ret.) Mick Ryan

Could Kadyrov replace Putin and would it lead to the break up of Russia?

What are Russian ships in the Black Sea hiding and how to stop them?

What if Trump wins elections in 2024 but Vice President Harris says no? How would Trumpists react?

Haiti: What can the UN-backed Kenya's security mission do about the power of the gangs?

If PiS wins the elections in Poland, could it lead to the creation of an illiberal front in the EU?

Does Chancellor Scholz regret that he started to talk about Zeitenwende?

Can Slovakia become the next Hungary and the Trojan horse of Russia in EU and NATO?

NATO vs. Russia in Romania? What can/should the Alliance do in the Black Sea region?

Is the coup in Niger a pro-Russian coup?

What is behind Republicans' rhetoric about sending military to Mexico?

Did Putin specifically order the killing of Prigozhin?

Is Cambodia's Hun Sen's dictatorship somehow unique?

Why is Saudi Arabia buying footballers like crazy?

Oppenheimer is based on his book. I talked to Kai Bird, co-author of American Prometheus

What is happening on the battlefield? I talked to Franz-Stefan Gady about Ukraine's offensive and Russia's defense

Spanish elections: How would the far-right Vox in government change Spain?

What if the AfD ruled Germany? And how is it connected with the Russian war?

What are Ukrainians trying to achieve and what are Russians doing? Ben Hodges explains

How far would Russia go to help Iran and vice versa?

Does Putin have skills to be hired by CIA? John Sipher explains

Does Putin's regime resemble the late era of Stalin?

Ex-defense secretary Mark Esper: Trump would try to pull the US out of NATO and South Korea

What happens in Belarus if Lukashenko dies? Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya talks about plan

As Ukraine is getting ready for counterattack, what can Russia do about this?

E. Jean Carroll v. Donald Trump: Are the Republicans the anti-women party?

If Putin falls, will people like Prigozhin or Kadyrov survive?

Is Charles III a caretaker king? And what about William and Kate and Harry and Meghan?

Is French President Emmanuel Macron naive?

Putin is waging war on Ukraine. Should the NHL suspend his fan, Alex Ovechkin?

From Troubles to the Good Friday Agreement. And what's next for Northern Ireland amid Brexit?

Finland is in NATO. Let's talk about the pros. And what about the cons?

Ukraine: Who are they and how do foreign fighters contribute to the fight with Russia?

He can call his book about Iraq: They all died. Fred Wellman talks about the war and its aftermath

Former UN inspector in Iraq: CIA lied. The story about wrong intelligence does not withstand scrutiny

As Finland and Sweden are joining NATO, what is the biggest concern of Norway regarding Russia?

The Russian war one year on: What is the meaning of Germany's Zeitenwende?

Russia has to withdraw, beg for forgiveness and pay for the crimes

Could Russia try to stage a coup in Moldova? And how probable is it?

Are Ukraine and Russia getting ready for offensives? Rob Lee explains

Finland and Sweden NATO's bid: Is Turkey just moving the goalposts and is Russia happy about it?

China, North Korea, Russia... What are the main security concerns of Japan?

Would Kazakhstan be next, if Russia had been successful in Ukraine?

Babiš, Nerudová or Pavel? What to expect from the presidential election in Czechia?

Is Putin the biggest loser of 2022? Tom Nichols weighs in

How to bake "Russian warship, go fuck yourself" gingerbread? I talked to Maria Avdeeva from Kharkiv

Would Xi Jinping attack Ukraine if he would rule Russia?

My conversation with Anne Applebaum: What if Putin disappears? How would it affect the war?

Is Ukraine hitting Russia where it hurts the most?

What is the biggest problem Xi Jinping is facing going forward?

What to criticize about Qatar's World Cup? And what's next for protests in Iran?

The midterms' result? American democracy held. But what's next?

Rich and powerful. Should we be afraid of Elon Musk's intentions?

Can American democracy properly function when millions believe in an alternate reality?

Facing and being Russia in a wargame: Did the players blow off the world?

Ukraine war: About drones and other military systems and how to use them

China: It's another (at least) five years for Xi Jinping. What does it mean?

North Korea: What can we expect from Kim Jong-un and from his sister Kim Yo-jong?

Is Giorgia Meloni an ideological heiress of Benito Mussolini?

Sweden: The far-right Sweden Democrats are the second-strongest party. How did it happen?

What is NATO doing six months into Russia's war against Ukraine?

Is PM Liz Truss up to the job? Is Boris Johnson already plotting a comeback?

How important was Mikhail Gorbachev? And what about his successes and failures?

A party girl? Is Finland's PM Sanna Marin facing double standards from critics?

The Taliban took over Afghanistan one year ago. How are they running it?

Does Russia have diplomacy or is it mostly trolling?

Will Italy turn to Russia after the early election?

Arnold Schwarzenegger turns 75. Would he beat Trump? And can he predict the future?

Complex or complicated? What is the legacy of murdered Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe?

Are Sri Lanka's protests a prelude to similar events around the world?

Peter the Great, Hitler, Stalin? To whom can we compare Putin?

Should the West tell Russia it will support Ukraine forever?

Will America become a religious tyranny?

Should NATO have a fundamental debate on how to proceed with Turkey?

Does Putin only need to survive until Trump will be (perhaps) back in the White House?

Does Russia create some nuclear weapons exclusively for the TV?

Does President Biden want to have Taiwan's cake but also eat it?

Is the far-right ecosystem hiding in plain sight in the US?

Does Putin talk about Ukraine in genocidal terms?

Maria Avdeeva from Kharkiv: Russia will never get the city under control

Does Macron want to be the leader of the EU and what's his vision for the next five years?

Does Putin think everything is fine and how delusional is he?

Is Russia's war against Ukraine also Germany's fault and what can Berlin do about it?

What if the only limit Hungary's PM Orban has after the election is his own imagination?

Is Putin on his own crusade in Ukraine and what about the peace negotiations?

Ukraine war: Did Russia get anything right about the invasion?

Bitter peace, nukes, and miracles: What are (might be) Ukraine war scenarios?

Who might join in and what to expect from Ukraine's Foreign Legion?

Maria Avdeeva from Kharkiv: I want to tell the world about Putin's war against Ukraine

Mark Galeotti: The best what can Russia hope for in Ukraine is the Afghanistan scenario

Did Russia's President Putin give us a road map of his intentions?

Ukrainian expert from Kharkiv: Russia won't be able to control us

Disaster researcher: Climate change or pandemic worries me much more than the Yellowstone eruption

Will Finland apply for NATO membership and how would it work?

Russia crisis and European security: A view from France

Will Djokovic's case affect Australia's immigration system and politics?

How to approach negotiations with Putin's Russia?

1/6 anniversary: Is the GOP Trump's party? Polarization, divisions and radicalization in America

What's next for China's foreign policy in 2022?

What is the role of NATO battalions on the Eastern Flank? To die heroically?

Black woman, star, spy, activist: What do we know about Josephine Baker?

At the end Angela Merkel just wanted a nap. Are we living in Olaf Scholz’s world now?

After COP26: Is humanity still on a self-destructive path?

27 dead: Will a (preventable) tragedy in the Channel change anything?

Will elections in Libya discredit the concept of democracy?

Belarus border crisis: How to help people in need and how to stop Lukashenko

COP26: Is humanity on a self-destructive path?

The meaning of James Bond. 007's past, present and future, Part 2

The meaning of James Bond. 007's past, present and future, Part 1

Murder of David Amess: Should we expect more attacks against politicians?

Are we facing a looming strategic crisis in the Taiwan Strait?

Are Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer basically in the wrong jobs?

German election: Would Angela Merkel be a good President of Europe?

German election. What is happening with CDU/CSU is cataclysmic. But does Merkel care?

Nordic world is the world of Social Democrats. But is it really?

Conservatives vs. progressives? Of course there is a fight in the Vatican

9/11 attacks: How the world underestimated Al-Qaeda and then overreacted to it

Is America a mini power after withdrawal from Afghanistan?

What can be done to help the Afghans that want to leave the country?

Ukraine at 30: What should be Kyiv's focus?

How have reforms, wars and modernization changed Russian Armed Forces?

Do Iranians have any expectations for President Raisi?

Foreign troops arrive. How will jihadists in Cabo Delgado react?

Olympics in the age of COVID-19: What does it mean for politics in Japan?

Hungarian journalist about Pegasus spyware: Now I know I wasn't paranoid

What is the horrible legacy of Anders Breivik?

How much does the US dominance in cyberspace provoke a challenge?

Donald Tusk returned to Polish politics. Does he know what he is doing?

CCP at 100: What's next for Chinese Communist Party?

What would Catalonia's independence referendum solve?

NATO says the global balance of power is shifting. How will the Alliance react?

Is Boko Haram's Abubakar Shekau dead? And what about Ayman al-Zawahiri?

Biden-Putin summit: Not expecting much could be a good thing

What would be a successful NATO summit according to former SecGen Anders Fogh Rasmussen?

What can Iron Dome do and what it cannot do?

The One Where We Talk About Friends

Should the EU strengthen security cooperation with its eastern partners?

Belarus: What can be done about Lukashenko's regime?

Is Myanmar heading towards a large scale civil war?

Who is bolder in fighting the coronacrisis? The EU or the US? And why?

More dangerous coronavirus variants may emerge. Will the vaccines be able to catch up?

Will Colonial Pipeline cyberattack be copied?

Is Kim Jong-un totally in control? And what will Biden do about North Korea?

Elections in the UK: Johnson is strong, Starmer was weakened and Scotland moved towards a crisis

What might be next for Afghanistan and Taliban after the withdrawal of foreign troops? 

My conversation with David Frum about 100 days of Biden's Presidency

Germany: Who will succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel?

When will US President Joe Biden visit Central Europe?

After the revealed attack in Czechia, how should the West react to Russia's GRU wet job unit?: My conversation with Mark Galeotti