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The Ukraine counter-offensive and its likely outcomes
feature Make-or-break moment in the war sees frontline reports ranging from ‘upbeat to gloomy’
By The Week Staff Published
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How Latin America became the battleground in Cold War 2.0
feature Iran, China and Russia are strengthening ties in anti-US Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua
By Harriet Marsden Published
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How Ukraine's counteroffensive could reshape Russia's war
In Depth What we know about the potentially crucial move
By Peter Weber Last updated
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The Taliban’s ‘unprecedented’ crackdown on opium poppy crops in Afghanistan
feature Cultivation in former poppy-growing heartland Helmand has been slashed from 120,000 hectares to less than 1,000
By Julia O'Driscoll Published
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‘Cold-war mentality’: Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu takes aim at US in first speech
feature Keynote address warns of intensifying arms race but says US-China conflict would be ‘unbearable disaster’
By The Week Staff Published
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Vladimir Kara-Murza, ‘Spymania’ and Putin’s crackdown on dissent
feature Kremlin has been steadily broadening and intensifying its hunt for internal enemies
By Arion McNicoll Published
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Ukraine counter-offensive: do attacks inside Russia jeopardise West’s support?
Today's Big Question Raids help ‘destabilise’ Putin’s regime but risk undermining Kyiv’s claim it is acting purely defensively
By The Week Staff Published
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Dmitry Medvedev: Putin’s new ‘attack dog’
Why Everyone’s Talking About The former Russian president’s rhetoric is becoming increasingly aggressive
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Will Moscow drone attacks turn Russians against the Ukraine war?
Talking Point Muscovites can't ignore the violence when it's on their doorstep
By Harold Maass Published
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Ben Roberts-Smith: will more Afghanistan war crimes trials follow?
Today's Big Question Former SAS soldier lost defamation case against Australian newspapers that accused him of murder
By Harriet Marsden Published
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Putin blames Kyiv for 'terrorist' drone attack as his Ukraine war comes home to Moscow
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By Peter Weber Published
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Russia claims Ukraine drone attack on Moscow
Speed Read War ‘comes to Putin’s doorstep’ as capital wakes to explosions
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Is America in a shadow war with Russia?
Talking Point Ukraine's increasing aggressiveness on Russian territory is making American officials nervous
By Joel Mathis Published
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Russia moves tactical nuclear weapons into Belarus blaming ‘Nato aggression’
Speed Read Move has been met with widespread condemnation from the West
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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