The sheer complexity of some internal conflicts, combined with resurgent rivalry, has limited the ambitions and capacities of international and regional actors to broker and sustain successful peace initiatives.
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Insisting on Zelensky’s resignation is not just a personal vendetta, but a clear signal that the Kremlin would like to send to all its neighbors: even if you manage to put up some resistance, you will ultimately pay the price—including on a personal level.
Vladislav Gorin
For a real example of political forces engaged in the militarization of society, the Russian leadership might consider looking closer to home.
James D.J. Brown
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A new vision and operational strategy to help humanitarians adapt aid systems to fragmentation while safeguarding core principles, sustaining access, and maintaining legitimacy.
Rebecca Thompson
Against the backdrop of increasing global tensions, transformative technologies—notably artificial intelligence—are poised to revolutionize how the military wages war and how leaders think about, prepare for, and decide to go to war.
Adam McCauley
