Who ate all the Minsk pies?

January blues. At the moment the US, not Russia, is the greatest threat to NATO as the row over Greenland heats up. FREE TO READ

The concluding part of this blog looks at law and power politics - and why I think both Trump and the Europeans are wrong.

What are the sources of international law? Does it have any substance and clout in a dog-eat-dog world?

US-Belarus negotiations and the latest prisoner releases, and what it means for European policy.

The United States' 2025 National Security Strategy and Europe.

Follow the silences, always.

America considers letting Lukashenka get up off the naughty step. A comment on Belarus-US relations and sanctions.

Why Trump's policy towards US allies in the Asia-Pacific may prove his greatest act of self-harm.

'A big shift' or not? Reading between the lines. THIS POST IS FREE TO READ

The US has taken increased interest in Turkmenistan recently. In Russia officials watch on nervously.

Following Vladimir Putin's 'red carpet' treatment in Alaska, it is now Volodomyr Zelenskyy's turn to meet the US president.

Trump still likes Putin, even if the Russian president is making life harder for the White House to maintain its stance on Ukraine.

A US delegation went to Minsk. It gave Lukashenka a photo opportunity, the US something to crow about, and caused a headache for everyone else.

In the wake of US strikes on Iran's nuclear programme, Vice President JD Vance gets carried away.

Will the US join Israel's attacks on Iran? Probably. Is there a legal case for the strikes? Probably not.

This could get a lot worse, quickly.

The erosion of America's soft power under President Donald Trump.

Following Trump and Zelenskyy's meeting in St Peter's Basilica, can we expect quick progress on peace talks?

America hits the self-destruct button. Is there a fail-safe?

Yale historian Timothy Snyder seeks to 'rescue' the word 'freedom' from its 'overuse and abuse' in the US.