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VENEZUELA, SINKING
The United States' 2025 National Security Strategy and the western hemisphere.
Paul Hansbury
Dec 12, 20256 min read
REVISIONIST AMERICA? TRUMP TURNS AGAINST EUROPE
The United States' 2025 National Security Strategy and Europe.
Paul Hansbury
Dec 11, 20256 min read
ONE OF THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (PART II)
Steve Witkoff. A man with a dubious plan and a Gulfstream jet.
Paul Hansbury
Nov 30, 20256 min read
BARGAINING IN WARTIME (PART I)
Applying some bargaining theory to negotiations and peace plans.
Paul Hansbury
Nov 28, 20256 min read
PEACE: HASTE MAKES WASTE
A few extra thoughts on the dubious peace plan.
Paul Hansbury
Nov 22, 20254 min read
TRUMP'S DIKTAT TO EUROPE
On the leaked 28-point 'peace plan' and why it is an insult to Europeans. It's OK to be angry. FREE TO READ
Paul Hansbury
Nov 21, 20255 min read
'WHAT'S IN ALASKA?'
Jangled nerves surround Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin's summit in Alaska, with many people fearing Trump will look to sell-out Ukraine. Is the push for peace actually going anywhere?
Paul Hansbury
Aug 12, 20255 min read
IS TRUMP TURNING ON PUTIN?
Trump still likes Putin, even if the Russian president is making life harder for the White House to maintain its stance on Ukraine.
Paul Hansbury
Jul 19, 20255 min read
IS PEACE IN UKRAINE CLOSE?
Following Trump and Zelenskyy's meeting in St Peter's Basilica, can we expect quick progress on peace talks?
Paul Hansbury
Apr 27, 20254 min read
TRUMP FRUSTRATED?
Donald Trump is 'pissed off' with Vladimir Putin. Is a change of tone coming? Or not?
Paul Hansbury
Apr 2, 20257 min read
PUTIN PUTS TRUMP IN HIS PLACE
Putin asks, Putin gets.
Paul Hansbury
Mar 19, 20254 min read
PART I: TRUMP'S SHOWDOWN WITH UKRAINE – AND EUROPE
Donald Trump's war of words with Volodomyr Zelenskyy. Is the US about to cut a deal about Ukraine's future without consulting Ukrainians?
Paul Hansbury
Feb 20, 20256 min read
BACK TO THE FUTURE: PUTIN AND TRUMP 2.0
In the past Donald Trump's praise for Putin was often interpreted as fealty. His current rhetoric suggests a different interpretation.
Paul Hansbury
Jan 27, 20256 min read
ASSASSINS AND THE LAW
On the legitimacy of assassinations. Plus a few thoughts on prisoner exchanges amid concerns foreign citizens are seen as targets for arrest
Paul Hansbury
Dec 22, 20245 min read
ON BETRAYAL AND HOPE: UKRAINE'S FUTURE
Many think a betrayal is coming. Ever the contrarian, I offer three reasons why the US and its allies might not abandon Ukraine under Trump.
Paul Hansbury
Nov 10, 20248 min read
TRUMP TRIUMPHANT
Why it's different this time round.
Paul Hansbury
Nov 6, 20246 min read
RUSSIA AND IRAN: A DEVILISH PARTNERSHIP
Four reasons why the Iran-Russia relationship is the partnership western states should fear the most at present.
Paul Hansbury
Oct 6, 20248 min read
WHAT AREN'T THEY TELLING UKRAINE?
Behind the rhetoric, what does the US really want to see happen to end the war between Russia and Ukraine?
Paul Hansbury
Sep 19, 20245 min read
BIDEN AND THE BLAME GAME
I review one of the crop of early reads on the Biden presidency, which we now know will last only one term.
Paul Hansbury
Sep 13, 20248 min read
BIDEN'S FOREIGN POLICY LEGACY
Ahead of tonight's debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, a quick assessment of the Biden administration's foreign policy record.
Paul Hansbury
Sep 10, 20246 min read
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