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U.S. Republicans blocking aid. European right-wingers pushing to abandon Kyiv. Ultra-cautious leaders. What is the West’s real strategy on Ukraine?

Germany’s budget is in trouble, and solutions to the government policy funding crisis are few and far between. Here’s how it came to this and what it means.

UK Foreign Secretary James Wise says developing country leaders feel neglected as Ukraine takes center stage. British Foreign Secretary James was

A push-back against Western influence is reportedly prompting countries to reject the pro-Ukraine agenda https://www.rt.com/russia/582948-kiev-support-un-wsj/ 17 Sept 23 Western officials have overestimated the willingness of neutral nations to join anti-Russia policies in support of Ukraine, according to The Wall Street Journal. “It’s clear that the West overall has been surprised by the pretty widespread reluctance…

Germany’s politicians, including Green vice chancellor Robert Habeck, talk a good game on building windmills, but they are failing to deliver

Many emerging economies remain reluctant to take sides in the war, though Western diplomats say they have chalked up some significant successes.

The prospect of a second presidential term for Donald J. Trump has many officials worried about alliance cohesion, NATO and the war in Ukraine.

Security in Europe remains a critical U.S. national interest. A recent refocusing on the evergreen idea of European strategic autonomy and a flurry of activity with the goal of an independent European (read: European Union) defense force should give U.S. policymakers pause—and be met with a skeptical and discerning eye. Security in the Euro-Atlantic region is too important to the United States to be delegated to the European Union (EU).

Russia is playing politics with Europe’s energy supply, and new Chinese energy companies are entering European markets

He wrote: "Jan Techau, a brilliant young analyst at the German Council on Foreign Relations, questions whether the court will ever follow words with deeds: The court has always barked but it has never bitten. "Mr Techau points out that Germany has traditionally been very integrationist and believes that the German people are not generally eurosceptic.’” However, Mr Gimson noted the courts verdict still induced apoplexy in the surviving members of the West German political class that committ...