Who ate all the Minsk pies?

Drones and killer robots. The future of war is neither science fiction nor a computer game, only an ethical and legal dilemma.

With Ukraine's troops still inside Russia, is it using its resources economically? Or has Ukraine overcommitted in its Kursk offensive?

A pacy read from Mikhail Zygar.

Viktor Orban continues to complicate EU policymaking on Ukraine and Russia. What is to be done?

The Ukrainian military operation inside the Russian border, which began on Tuesday, is going quite well. What's going on?

Great power competition in space. The militarisation of space should concern us all, as we rely on satellites in so much of our daily lives.

Belarus is the first European state to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation; Lukashenka's 30 years; and Tsikhanouskaya visits the UK.

A few comments on the UK's Strategic Defence Review, which was announced earlier this week.

As NATO marks its 75-year anniversary, this new volume from Sten Rynning is a fitting appraisal of 'the world's most powerful alliance'.

The United Kingdom goes to the polls this week. Does the result matter at all for Ukrainians and Belarusians?

From Putin's phoney peace offer to his meeting with Kim Jong-Un, there is little cause for optimism. But you can often see what you want.

Is Russia still advancing in Ukraine? Vladimir Putin has been busy but don't believe everything you hear.

Georgia adopted its foreign agent law last week despite mass protests, but the matter is far from its end.

Ukraine's military is being forced to fight with one hand behind its back. Is it time to relax restrictions on its use of donated weapons?

There were examples of Russian heavy-handedness and Chinese subtlety last week. Has Xi Jinping been learning from Napoleon?

Georgian protests, Lord Cameron in Ukraine, a scathing US view of the UK army, Belarusian informants... What caught my attention this week.

A few notes on the Washington–Beijing–Moscow strategic triangle of today.

Why I changed my mind about the relationship between sport and politics, and (reluctantly) support a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes.

A new investigation pins a series of mysterious 'attacks' against US diplomatic staff on Russia's military intelligence. A few comments.

Some are lobbying for the UK government to label China as a 'threat' in its official documents. How worried should we really be about China?