Stefan Wolff
@stefwolff.bsky.social
The continuation of Russia’s war against Ukraine serves Chinese interests in several important ways: bit.ly/4p66agW
November 16, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The continuation of Russia’s war against Ukraine serves Chinese interests in several important ways: bit.ly/4p66agW
Three key take-aways from the Trump-Putin-Zelensky diplomatic flurry over the past few weeks: bit.ly/3KY7HqK
October 21, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Three key take-aways from the Trump-Putin-Zelensky diplomatic flurry over the past few weeks: bit.ly/3KY7HqK
Unsurprisingly, Putin gets Trump to pivot again: bit.ly/42NC9Kd
October 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Unsurprisingly, Putin gets Trump to pivot again: bit.ly/42NC9Kd
Recognising a Russian sphere of influence would most likely encourage dreams of further expansion in the Kremlin: bit.ly/4hfvKgV
October 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Recognising a Russian sphere of influence would most likely encourage dreams of further expansion in the Kremlin: bit.ly/4hfvKgV
If Trump wants to be a serious contender for the 2026 Nobel peace Prize, he needs to double down on his peace-making efforts and prevent his grandiose claims from being proven wrong: bit.ly/4q1ntkN
October 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
If Trump wants to be a serious contender for the 2026 Nobel peace Prize, he needs to double down on his peace-making efforts and prevent his grandiose claims from being proven wrong: bit.ly/4q1ntkN
Despite spending millions on vote buying and disinformation, Russia has not been able to turn Moldova into a country in which a majority of the population would want to jeopardise their European future: bit.ly/4nzhP7S
September 29, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Despite spending millions on vote buying and disinformation, Russia has not been able to turn Moldova into a country in which a majority of the population would want to jeopardise their European future: bit.ly/4nzhP7S
Time is running out for Europe to prevent Russia from broadening its war against Ukraine into a full-blown military confrontation with the west: my latest analysis with @rgwhitman.bsky.social: bit.ly/42e0qZB
September 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Time is running out for Europe to prevent Russia from broadening its war against Ukraine into a full-blown military confrontation with the west: my latest analysis with @rgwhitman.bsky.social: bit.ly/42e0qZB
Putin senses opportunities for Russia to be the dominant power in Europe — and the west’s lacklustre response to his latest provocation is hardly a deterrent: bit.ly/4gnWICy
September 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Putin senses opportunities for Russia to be the dominant power in Europe — and the west’s lacklustre response to his latest provocation is hardly a deterrent: bit.ly/4gnWICy
If Trump doesn’t recognise the value of his country’s allies in managing the challenge that China clearly poses to the US, China’s sphere of influence may quickly extend far beyond Asia: bit.ly/4mJoLyt
September 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM
If Trump doesn’t recognise the value of his country’s allies in managing the challenge that China clearly poses to the US, China’s sphere of influence may quickly extend far beyond Asia: bit.ly/4mJoLyt
Likely statements at the upcoming SCO summit of how the spirit of Shanghai will shape a new international order rest on the false premise that a post-American international order will be a non-American order: my latest analysis for Navigating the Vortex: bit.ly/3UKuLuN
August 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Likely statements at the upcoming SCO summit of how the spirit of Shanghai will shape a new international order rest on the false premise that a post-American international order will be a non-American order: my latest analysis for Navigating the Vortex: bit.ly/3UKuLuN
Trump boldly claimed that he knew exactly what he was doing — but that may not be enough without knowing and understanding what his counterpart in the Kremlin is up to: bit.ly/3Jm1fZM
August 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Trump boldly claimed that he knew exactly what he was doing — but that may not be enough without knowing and understanding what his counterpart in the Kremlin is up to: bit.ly/3Jm1fZM
Trump has left Alaska empty-handed and Putin with a big smile on his face: bit.ly/471jHRm
August 16, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Trump has left Alaska empty-handed and Putin with a big smile on his face: bit.ly/471jHRm
For all his deal-making bluster, Trump, unlike Kyiv’s European allies has yet to commit unequivocally to a just peace for Ukraine: bit.ly/4fCjgik
August 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
For all his deal-making bluster, Trump, unlike Kyiv’s European allies has yet to commit unequivocally to a just peace for Ukraine: bit.ly/4fCjgik
If he doesn't blink first, Trump can now strengthen Kyiv and weaken Moscow to achieve a just and sustainable peace agreement: bit.ly/3UeGHEP
August 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
If he doesn't blink first, Trump can now strengthen Kyiv and weaken Moscow to achieve a just and sustainable peace agreement: bit.ly/3UeGHEP
Trump is a long way off from being the “president of peace” but may inch closer to becoming the “president of ceasefires”: bit.ly/45gVZxF
August 4, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Trump is a long way off from being the “president of peace” but may inch closer to becoming the “president of ceasefires”: bit.ly/45gVZxF
Lack of bandwidth in the White House is a self-inflicted opportunity lost — not only for the United States but also for the long-suffering people of Ukraine and the Middle East: bit.ly/3H4tk7c
August 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Lack of bandwidth in the White House is a self-inflicted opportunity lost — not only for the United States but also for the long-suffering people of Ukraine and the Middle East: bit.ly/3H4tk7c
A Nato summit agreement in The Hague on increased defence spending will give the alliance another lease of life, but it might be a short one: bit.ly/4kaPm5D
June 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
A Nato summit agreement in The Hague on increased defence spending will give the alliance another lease of life, but it might be a short one: bit.ly/4kaPm5D
US policies have now become a major, and perhaps the decisive roadblock on the path to a just and sustainable peace because they enable both Moscow and Kyiv to dream of victory in a war that has become unwinnable: www.navigatingthevortex.com/p/talks-betw...
June 4, 2025 at 7:57 AM
US policies have now become a major, and perhaps the decisive roadblock on the path to a just and sustainable peace because they enable both Moscow and Kyiv to dream of victory in a war that has become unwinnable: www.navigatingthevortex.com/p/talks-betw...
Is Germany becoming Europe’s new defence champion? www.navigatingthevortex.com/p/berlin-ste... via @navvortex.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Is Germany becoming Europe’s new defence champion? www.navigatingthevortex.com/p/berlin-ste... via @navvortex.bsky.social
If a reset with Russia at any cost really is Trump's strategy, it is bound to fail: bit.ly/3SQpd0x
#Trump #Putin #Ukraine
#Trump #Putin #Ukraine
May 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
If a reset with Russia at any cost really is Trump's strategy, it is bound to fail: bit.ly/3SQpd0x
#Trump #Putin #Ukraine
#Trump #Putin #Ukraine
Focusing on territorial compromises will not address the fundamental issue of how to deal with a vengeful and revisionist autocracy on Europe's doorsteps: www.navigatingthevortex.com/p/territoria...
#Russia #Ukraine #Negotiations
#Russia #Ukraine #Negotiations
May 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Focusing on territorial compromises will not address the fundamental issue of how to deal with a vengeful and revisionist autocracy on Europe's doorsteps: www.navigatingthevortex.com/p/territoria...
#Russia #Ukraine #Negotiations
#Russia #Ukraine #Negotiations
Moscow’s close relationships with its three core allies — China, Iran and North Korea — signals that Russia has become a lot more dependent on them than would befit Putin’s dreams of restoring Russia’s great-power status: bit.ly/42VLHmU
#Russia #China #Iran #NorthKorea
#Russia #China #Iran #NorthKorea
May 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Moscow’s close relationships with its three core allies — China, Iran and North Korea — signals that Russia has become a lot more dependent on them than would befit Putin’s dreams of restoring Russia’s great-power status: bit.ly/42VLHmU
#Russia #China #Iran #NorthKorea
#Russia #China #Iran #NorthKorea
With no dependable partners left among the world’s great powers, Europe has an opportunity to begin to stand on its own feet: bit.ly/4jM53AK via @navvortex.bsky.social
#Europe #USA #Russia #China
#Europe #USA #Russia #China
May 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
With no dependable partners left among the world’s great powers, Europe has an opportunity to begin to stand on its own feet: bit.ly/4jM53AK via @navvortex.bsky.social
#Europe #USA #Russia #China
#Europe #USA #Russia #China
As Putin ups the stakes over Norway's Svalbard, Trump needs to think more about alliances than annexing Denmark's Greenland: bit.ly/4lfr7VL via @navvortex.bsky.social
#Greenland #svalbard #Trump #Putin #Russia #China #USA
#Greenland #svalbard #Trump #Putin #Russia #China #USA
April 6, 2025 at 8:59 AM
As Putin ups the stakes over Norway's Svalbard, Trump needs to think more about alliances than annexing Denmark's Greenland: bit.ly/4lfr7VL via @navvortex.bsky.social
#Greenland #svalbard #Trump #Putin #Russia #China #USA
#Greenland #svalbard #Trump #Putin #Russia #China #USA
Trump’s dealmaking is not yet bringing a just and stable peace for Ukraine any closer -- my latest analysis with Tetyana Malyarenko for @navvortex.bsky.social #Trumpy/3FDo2yp" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">bit.ly/3FDo2yp
#Trump #Putin #Zelensky #Russia #Ukraine #Europe
#Trump #Putin #Zelensky #Russia #Ukraine #Europe
March 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Trump’s dealmaking is not yet bringing a just and stable peace for Ukraine any closer -- my latest analysis with Tetyana Malyarenko for @navvortex.bsky.social #Trumpy/3FDo2yp" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">bit.ly/3FDo2yp
#Trump #Putin #Zelensky #Russia #Ukraine #Europe
#Trump #Putin #Zelensky #Russia #Ukraine #Europe