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Trump's Empty Words
And his shameful role in the Iranian protests
3 hrs ago • Julius Strauss
I've watched the US go into countries before. After taking out Maduro, what next?
COMMENT/ANALYSIS
Jan 5 • Julius Strauss
How I navigate information overload and a landscape of untruths. And what I will be reading and listening to in 2026.
We’re being hit from all sides.
Jan 2 • Julius Strauss
Ukraine gets $105 billion from the EU. But where does that leave it?
COMMENT/ANALYSIS
Dec 20, 2025 • Julius Strauss
What if Putin doesn't want peace - any peace?
COMMENT/ANALYSIS
Dec 15, 2025 • Julius Strauss
The siege of Kramatorsk begins
FIELD REPORT/THE YOUNG GENERATION
Dec 2, 2025 • Julius Strauss
What do Trump, Putin and Zelensky actually want?
THE NEW UKRAINE PEACE PLAN
Nov 24, 2025 • Julius Strauss
Is this Ukraine's darkest hour?
NEWS/ANALYSIS
Nov 20, 2025 • Julius Strauss
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A veteran war reporter and former Moscow correspondent writes on Ukraine, Russia, the Middle East, eastern Europe, the Balkans and where the world is going. Commentary and analysis as well as dispatches from the field.
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