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Russia and Ukraine once again agreed on the easiest point and stalled on the hardest. Almost every round of talks since 2014 has followed the same script.
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The short answerThe wars won't change overnight. The new Congress is not sworn in until January, and the real test will be control of the money.
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In May 2025, the two nuclear-armed neighbors exchanged missiles and drones for four days. Their rivalry was born in 1947, when the British Empire divided the subcontinent in a hurry.
Greenland's parliament has approved a security deal with the United States and Denmark, which still has to pass the Danish parliament. The dispute over the island is far older than Trump.
On November 15, the proclamation of Brazil's Republic turns 137. The man it overthrew ruled Brazil for almost half a century, was respected abroad and chose not to fight to stay in power.
In December, the end of the Soviet Union turns 35. The last Soviet leader tried to save the country with reforms and ended up watching it fall apart. Russia and Ukraine still live with the consequences.
With the Strait of Hormuz all but closed, shipping routes have become a national security issue. In Panama, a court ruling took ports away from a Hong Kong company and handed Washington a win.
With a war involving a nuclear power in the Middle East, the question of how to avoid the worst is back. In October 1962, the answer came down to letters, a secret deal and one officer on a submarine.
South Africa has been left out of the G20 in Miami, and the country's race debate is back in American politics. To understand why, go back to the man who negotiated the end of apartheid.
While Venezuela and Guyana fight over the Essequibo in The Hague, Brazil has almost no border disputes. Much of that is down to one man who preferred archives to cannons.
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