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On Tokyo’s Approach To Concluding A Peace Ttreaty With Russia

The resolution of any territorial and border conflicts between States is a rather complicated process in international diplomatic practice and depends on the willingness and readiness of the parties to seek compromises and the willingness to make certain concessions. Often, the process of resolving territorial conflicts can take quite a […]

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The All-Ukrainian Referendum As A Tool Of Diplomacy: Zelensky Revives An Old Tactic

On December 11, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the question of possible territorial compromises, particularly regarding the Kyiv-controlled part of Donbas, should be decided by the people of Ukraine—through elections or a referendum. “I believe that the Ukrainian people will answer this question. Whether in the form of […]

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Where The Skripals Are Today

11 April 2020 (but was removed without explanation, and so now is restored on 14 D On 4 March 2018, both Sergei Skripal and his daughter who was visiting from their shared home country of Russia, Yulia Skripal, were poisoned in Salisbury England, and — though both survived — neither […]

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The 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy: Quiet De-Prioritisation Of Russia And A Warning Bell For Europe

When Washington released the 2025 National Security Strategy, most commentary immediately focused on its language about “strategic competition” and the familiar list of adversaries. Yet if we read the document not as a rhetorical exercise but as a political signal, a different picture emerges. After four years of war in […]

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Sinking NATO: The Implications Of All Out Support For Zelensky’s Hard Line

Thanks to Starmer, Macron and Merz, NATO is on the rocks Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited London on Monday, December 8 where he met with Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Emmanuel Macron, President of France and Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of Germany. Two things happened: Zelensky made it clear (and expanded on the […]