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Even if US financial aid is restored, Ukraine will have to mitigate the risk of future disruption – and that could mean a more timid approach.
As a possible endgame approaches, Russia is trying to take as much territory as it can.
New Zealand foreign policy has long sought to balance various alliances with a commitment to the rules-based international order. It now faces its greatest test in decades.
The US has been involved in Syria in several important ways, including sanctioning Bashar al-Assad’s government for more than a decade.
The US has given military aid to Israel since the 1960s, backed by both domestic and regional strategic interests, including containing Iran.
Ferocity of Moscow’s offensive against Ukraine’s second city appears to be prompting a rethink among Ukraine’s western allies.
Conflict has escalated between Joe Biden and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu over the conduct of the Israel-Hamas war. But a national security veteran says the US has little leverage over Israel.
Foreign policy experts are divided on whether Russia’s invasion of Ukraine makes it more or less likely that China will launch a similar attack on Taiwan. Here are the arguments on both sides.
Depleted uranium munitions are bad news for enemy tanks, but are not nuclear weapons, and studies have shown that they pose low risks of radiation or chemical exposure.
Considered to have one of the most powerful militaries in the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin has little to show for his invasion of Ukraine.
The US tanks could give Ukraine an advantage in pushing back Russia from its territory – but no amount of money alone is enough to win a war.
Given their numbers advantage, Russian troops were expected to quickly capture Ukraine. That didn’t happen, and with winter approaching, more Russian military defeats are expected.
Ukraine is losing this war at the moment. The west needs to massively step up its military aid to the country.
Weapons manufacturers in China are likely to benefit most from Russia’s losses, while US companies will also see a boon.
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