What the Kremlin Will Sacrifice in Pursuit of Victory in Ukraine; It’s Time for New Delhi to Be Generous With Washington; Politicizing the System Makes Dangerous Failures More Likely
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Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Eurasian Economic Forum, Minsk, June 2025 

The Limits of Putin’s Balancing Act

What the Kremlin Will Sacrifice in Pursuit of Victory in Ukraine

By Michael Kimmage and Maria Lipman

 

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How India Can Placate America

In a Reversal, It’s Time for New Delhi to Be Generous With Washington

By Milan Vaishnav

 
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Trump Is Breaking American Intelligence

Politicizing the System Makes Dangerous Failures More Likely

By David V. Gioe and Michael V. Hayden

 

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