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Edward Lucas

London
As seen in: The Times, CNN, Daily Mail, Financial Times, The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, 1843, POLITICO, The Daily Beast, POLITICO Europe, LSE Connect and
Covers:  International security, espionage, energy, politics
Doesn't Cover: sport
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Columnist at the Times, former senior editor at the Economist. Author of five books. Also thinktanker, broadcaster, podcasts, speeches

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How a 'Rearmament Bank' for Ukraine would work

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By Edward Lucas
| EUobserver Verified
Europeans are in shock about the Trump presidency. ‘Is this administration sad, mad, or outright bad?’ they ask themselves amid the ruins of the Atlantic alliance and what some fear even is the impending end of Nato. For optimists, a talentless collection of lackeys and grifters, led by a rough-tongued huckster, will mean more chaos than anything else. Some parts of the US government will simply stop functioning. Other bits will run on autopilot.
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‘Time of Troubles’: Putin’s downfall may result in ‘rogue nuclear state’, clans battling for wealth and power

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By Edward Lucas
| Perth Now Verified
A botched war and now a narrow escape from a coup plot — the Kremlin clock is ticking ever faster for Vladimir Putin. The stability that he brought Russia after the chaos of the 1990s is over. His reputation for competence and effectiveness is in tatters. In the savage dog-eat-dog world of Russian politics, such displays of weakness are fatal. The man who rose to power in 1999 could now be gone in months, weeks — or days.
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Ukraine Can Win the War but Lose the Peace

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By Edward Lucas, Anders Aslund, Serhiy Kolyada, Pete Shmigel Verified
| Kyiv Post Verified
In weeks or months, the fighting in Ukraine is likely to stop. It is already clear that Russia has lost. The only question is how badly. With none of the Kremlin’s war aims achieved, or in sight (remember denazification, enforced neutrality, or Novorossiya?), the political backlash at home will be fierce. Ukraine may not achieve all of its aims, but the big prize: an independent, viable country able to choose its own security arrangements, now looks all but certain.
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