Europe is being tested, not only in its united front to Russia, but in the very resilience of its democracies, as nationalist forces sympathetic to Russia remain untamed.
Tag: International Relations
Gaps in Arms Supplies to Ukraine Point to Countries’ Divergent Strategies
Beyond logistical issues, the uneven flow of arms to Ukraine hints at differences among allies about whether Russia should be punished or eventually accommodated.
Your Friday Briefing: Sri Lanka’s President Resigns
Plus President Biden treads carefully in Israel and Italy’s government nears collapse.
In an era of alphabet soup diplomacy, Biden is adding ingredients.
Unsettled times have brought a proliferation of new clusters of various countries, and the acronyms that come with them.
Biden, Battered at Home, Basks in Unvarnished Praise in Israel
The U.S. president, on the first day of a trip to the Mideast, received the sort of rapturous welcome he can only dream about in Washington.
Your Thursday Briefing: Sri Lanka’s Leader Flees
Plus President Biden visits Israel, and negotiations continue over Ukraine’s blocked grain.
Israel Downs Iran Drones With Arab Help, Signaling Growing Ties
The destruction of Iranian drones last year was an early example of a new regional military project that President Biden is trying to shore up during his Middle East visit.
History Haunts Ukraine’s Undiplomatic Voice in Berlin
Debate over a Ukrainian nationalist leader’s role in the Holocaust has exposed how views of the past shape European allies’ relationships with Kyiv.
Putin, Looking for Allies, Plans to Meet Leaders of Turkey and Iran
In his second diplomatic push since Russia invaded Ukraine, President Vladimir V. Putin will travel to Tehran to build bridges between leaders at odds over Syria, oil and the West.
Putin’s Oil War With the West Comes at His Allies’ Expense
Russia’s use of energy as a weapon in its standoff with the West is redrawing the geopolitical map, but it could strain ties with allies like Iran and Venezuela.