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    • Friday, 21 January, 2022
      Vladimir Putin
      Robert Gates: Putin has overplayed his hand on Ukraine

      His threats against Russia’s neighbour have galvanised Nato and given it new clarity of purpose

    • Friday, 17 August, 2018
      Russian politics
      Dozens of former intelligence officers slam Trump

      US president is accused of seeking to stifle criticism by revoking security clearances

    • Tuesday, 24 April, 2018
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      Skadden partner who worked for Ukraine leaves firm

      US law group prepared report on prosecution of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko

    • Tuesday, 31 October, 2017
      US presidential election
      Three former Trump aides charged in Russia probe

      Campaign chief Manafort indicted as ex-adviser admits lying about Moscow links

    • Thursday, 15 December, 2016
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      Gates sees Tillerson appointment as bonus for US-Russia ties

      Former CIA director talks of need to tackle Putin’s ‘bullying’ and ‘thuggery’

    • Sunday, 23 October, 2016
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    • Thursday, 19 May, 2016
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      Obama’s Pentagon favourite will lack the autonomy he needs

      Ashton Carter is a stellar choice but he is likely to be undermined by White House micromanagement

    • Sunday, 2 November, 2014
      Edward Luce
      Obama can learn from George W Bush

      It is possible to retrieve a failing presidency its final quarter and leave office with high ratings

    • Tuesday, 7 October, 2014
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      Obama the victim as officials rush into print before sell-by date

      Panetta’s memoirs mark the fifth such book by a senior official

    • Thursday, 18 September, 2014
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      Obama’s isolation deepens over Isis

      President faces disquiet from the military and his own party

    • Wednesday, 13 August, 2014
      US politics & policy
      A hug cannot heal US split over Iraq
    • Sunday, 11 May, 2014
      ReviewLife & Arts
      ‘Stress Test’, by Timothy Geithner

      In ‘Stress Test’, the former Treasury secretary combines self-deprecation and self-defence

    • Sunday, 30 March, 2014
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      Imperial presidency and allies struggle to take joint action

    • Monday, 24 March, 2014
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      Peace in our time

      ‘They’d have stopped the first world war fast if soldiers had live-tweeted the carnage’

    • Thursday, 16 January, 2014
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      Gates criticism strikes chord with UK defence chiefs
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      Former US defence chief Robert Gates warns on UK military cutbacks
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      Gates memoir mixes disdain and respect
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      Does Robert Gates need his head examined?
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