Trump has left Alaska empty-handed and Mr Putin with a big smile on his face: bit.ly/471jHRm via Navigating the Vortex

Trump boldly claimed that he knew exactly what he was doing — but that may not be enough without knowing and understanding what his counterpart in the Kremlin is up to: bit.ly/3Jm1fZM via Navigating the Vortex

Likely statements at the upcoming SCO summit of how the spirit of Shanghai will shape a new international order rest on the false premise that a post-American international order will be a non-American order: bit.ly/3UKuLuN

If Trump doesn’t recognise the value of his country’s allies in managing the challenge that China clearly poses to the US, China’s sphere of influence may quickly extend far beyond Asia: bit.ly/4mJoLyt

Putin senses opportunities for Russia to be the dominant power in Europe — and the west’s lacklustre response to his latest provocation is hardly a deterrent: bit.ly/4gnWICy via Navigating the Vortex

Beyond full-throated condemnation, the western response to the latest Russian escalation has been worryingly underwhelming: bit.ly/47ANron via Navigating the Vortex

Increasing Russian provocations and Trump wishing everyone ‘good luck’ mean that muddling through is no longer an option for Europe: bit.ly/3IDtdQy via Navigating the Vortex

Time is running pout for Europe to prevent Russia from broadening its war against Ukraine into a full-blown military confrontation with the west: my latest analysis with Richard G Whitman for Navigating the Vortex: bit.ly/42e0qZB

This is an important signal well beyond Moldova and will be noted with significant relief in Chisinau, Brussels, and other European capitals Moldova #eu #Russia

If Trump wants to be a serious contender for the 2026 Nobel peace Prize, he needs to double down on his peace-making efforts and prevent his grandiose claims from being proven wrong: bit.ly/4q1ntkN via Navigating the Vortex

Unsurprisingly, Putin gets Trump to pivot again: bit.ly/42NC9Kd

Three key take-aways from the Trump-Putin-Zelensky diplomatic flurry over the past few weeks: bit.ly/3KY7HqK via Navigating the Vortex

As Trump flip-flops and the coalition of the willing is unlikely to go beyond securing Ukraine’s immediate survival, a credible pathway to ending the war with a just and stable peace is still lacking my latest analysis with Richard G Whitman for Navigating the Vortex: bit.ly/43IOKP9

The EU needs to decide how to balance holding the line on its membership standards while enabling Ukraine to hold the line against Russia: bit.ly/47FcYeq via Navigating the Vortex

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Tolerating corruption is a luxury that Ukraine can no longer afford if it wants to survive as an independent country — the latest from Tetyana Malyarenko and me for Navigating the Vortex: bit.ly/3WXZJk5

The continuation of Russia’s war against Ukraine serves Chinese interests in several important ways: bit.ly/4p66agW via Navigating the Vortex

Talk of Ukraine’s political and military collapse may turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy playing into Putin's hands: bit.ly/4rf5bwV via Navigating the Vortex

The amateurish nature of a process that produced Trump’s 28-point plan should be the real worry for Ukraine and its partners: bit.ly/483wTFp via Navigating the Vortex

Available now: The first episode of Navigating the Vortex | Ethnopolitics Edition featuring an interview with George Kyris on the recognition of Palestine: bit.ly/4rp2ZTq Argyro George Kyris (in 🦋 Bluesky now) Routledge Politics, IR & Area Studies