Vladimir Putin
Putin, Shute and nukes
How much should we fear nuclear war?
Development hell
The war in Ukraine has ground to a stalemate
Sympathy for the devil
Understanding Putin is the key to countering his wicked agenda
Ukraine: one year on
We must be as resolute as the Ukrainians
Surprise in war
Ukraine shows that speed can be everything — but swiftness is born of careful planning
Puncturing Putin’s dangerous myths
Everyone reveres WWII myths — but the cult of the Great Patriotic War defines modern Russia
The US must resolve its Ukrainian contradiction
Avoiding dialogue with Russia is reckless folly
Regathering the Russian lands: the rationale for Putin’s war in Ukraine
The president’s inflammatory rhetoric is informed by two centuries of Russian nationalist thought centring on a distrust of Europe and a mission to recover all the lands of “Ancient Rus”
German foreign policy
Berlin’s Russian blunders
The demolition man
His legacy impresses and frustrates