Hungary's autocratic leader wins big on a promise to stay out of the war in Ukraine. It's not clear how well the message will generalise.
Category: War and peace
One war ends, another continues
Russia has admitted failure in its quest to replace Ukraine's government and destroy the country's independence. Can it do any better with more limited aims?
Two autocrats tested
Autocratic governments in Serbia and Hungary face the voters on Sunday. One looks like being relatively untroubled, but the other holds only a narrow lead.
Putinism in the Sahara
Just as the international community is trying to halt the military occupation of Ukraine, Spain is moving towards recognition of a previous illicit conquest.
Ukraine & Finland: compare & contrast
Among the various historical precedents for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Winter War of 1939-40 between the Soviet Union and Finland is perhaps the most noteworthy.
Friendless at the UN
The UN general assembly leaves Russia in no doubt about the world's view on the invasion of Ukraine. A lot has changed in eight years.
Back to the 1980s
Themes of the Cold War era have returned to relevance with the invasion of Ukraine. Are there lessons to be learnt?
The friends of Mr Putin
Peace in Ukraine may depend on Vladimir Putin's friends telling him to back down. It turns out, however, that he doesn't have a lot of friends left.
War for Russia
Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine stakes the future of civilisation on the prospects of regime change in Russia.
Putin blinks?
Russia moves towards annexation of the rebel-controlled Donbas. It's a gross violation of international law, but it's probably also a step away from the threat of full-scale war.
The World is Not Enough 