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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
    Russian politics
    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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  • Wednesday, 3 December, 2014
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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
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    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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    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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    Ukraine crisis: Crimea fuels call for rethink of UK defence plans
  • Friday, 17 January, 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
  • Thursday, 16 January, 2014
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    Former US defence chief Robert Gates warns on UK military cutbacks
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    McCain on Gates on McCain
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    Review: ‘Duty’, by Robert Gates
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  • Wednesday, 8 January, 2014
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    Gates memoir mixes disdain and respect
  • Wednesday, 8 January, 2014
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    Does Robert Gates need his head examined?
  • Tuesday, 7 January, 2014
    US politics & policy
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