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Alice Viollet

Why Russia’s Shadow Fleet Is Harder To Stop Than It Looks

Alice Viollet Aug 21, 2026

The UK's boarding of the Smyrtos made headlines as a victory against Russia's shadow fleet, but the maritime law that made it possible also exposes just how hard this will be to repeat.
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How EU Divisions Handed Trump a Trade Victory

Alice Viollet Nov 10, 2025

Europe’s leaders must now decide: face Washington as a single bloc or as 27 competing suitors who could gift Trump the divided Europe he wants.
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Wagner Out, Africa Corps In: Russia’s Golden Mask in Mali

Alice Viollet Aug 23, 2025

Through security deals, Russia extracts resources, funds its war in Ukraine, and cloaks its ambitions in anti-colonial rhetoric.
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