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Phil Butler

A policy investigator and analyst, a political scientist and expert on Eastern Europe, he’s an author of the bestseller “Putin’s Praetorians” and other books

Will Trump's "America First" Moves Make the World Sicker?

Donald Trump’s new crusade against “foreign pharma freeloaders” looks, on the surface, like classic populist theater: punish overseas drug makers, bring production home, and finally make medicines cheaper for American patients. The more profound impact could simply make a lot of people succumb to illness.

Phil Butler

Russia's New Triangulations: Gas to China, Rails to the Gulf, Oil in Caracas — and a Reactor on the Nile

Russia’s geopolitical strategy for 2026 is no longer about grand alliances but about building resilient economic corridors—pipelines, rail links, energy services, and nuclear projects—that convert its remaining leverage into long-term influence across Eurasia and beyond.

Phil Butler

Missile Détente — Set On Its Ear

Sixty-three years after the world held its breath over Soviet missiles in Cuba, history seems to have folded back on itself—only this time, the geometry is reversed.

Phil Butler

When the Panic Is in London, Not the Kremlin

Phil Butler

Ukraine's Frontline Unravelling: The End Is Near

Phil Butler

East of Empire: Russia’s Pivot and the New Energy Cartography

Phil Butler

Shadow Fronts: Russia’s Next Move

Phil Butler

Feathers, Fences, and Folly: The EU’s Drone Wall Disaster

Phil Butler

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