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New Eastern Outlook

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

The Peace That Isn't: NATO Flags Next Door

Any peace plan that allows NATO or Western troops to remain in Ukraine will be seen in Moscow not as compromise but as outright defeat—ensuring escalation rather than settlement.
Phil Butler

Malaysia–Russia: Building a High-Tech Bridge in the Multipolar Era

Russia’s deepening partnership with Malaysia signals a strategic shift toward a multipolar order, offering both nations a model of cooperation free from Western-style dependency and conditionalities.
Phil Butler

When the World Meets on the Edge of the Map

An anticipated Trump–Putin meeting in Alaska promises high-stakes diplomacy wrapped in Cold War echoes, where the venue, the optics, and the silences may prove as consequential as any agreements reached.
Phil Butler

Missiles Return to Europe: How NATO’s Advances Reignited Russia’s Red Lines

Phil Butler

The Other Summit: What the West Forgot to Cover About Tianjin

Phil Butler

The Folly of NATO’s Swamp Line of Defense

Phil Butler

The Sweepstakes of Death: How Ukraine Resurrected the Ghosts of Murderous Regimes

Phil Butler

Trump’s 50-Day Ultimatum: It’s a Bluff, or He’s a Madman?

Phil Butler
Network edition New Eastern Outlook 2010-2026
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