Who ate all the Minsk pies?

Ukraine agreed to plans for a 30-day ceasefire. Vladimir Putin demurred. How can we understand Putin's position?

Donald Trump's war of words with Volodomyr Zelenskyy. Is the US about to cut a deal about Ukraine's future without consulting Ukrainians?

Four reasons why the Iran-Russia relationship is the partnership western states should fear the most at present.

I review one of the crop of early reads on the Biden presidency, which we now know will last only one term.

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

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

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