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Hanna Notte

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Russia | Director for Eurasia @JamesMartinCNS | Snr Associate @csiserep | Fellow @kennaninstitute | Book: WE SHALL OUTLAST THEM | hannanotte.com | Berlin-based

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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Tuesday evening in Washington DC! There’ll be a live stream as well: politics-prose.com/hanna-notte-...
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Berliners! Join us on Tuesday Oct 12 for this event!
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
US friends! I'll soon be giving a few book talks open to the public, including -Politics & Prose on Conn Ave with Anton Troianovski (6/10) -Columbia Uni with Alex Cooley (8/10) -Powerhouse Books (NYC) with Keith Gessen (8/10) -Northwestern (Chicago) with Masha Lipman (9/10) Hope to see you there!
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Lawrence Freedman @ldfreedman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Russia is stepping up its campaign to weaken Europe and undermine its support for Ukraine. @hannanotte.bsky.social provides an informed and lucid assessment of what Putin is put to, how far he might go, and how European countries should respond. (£/free trial). samf.substack.com/p/putins-cam...?
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Putin’s campaign against Europe
How far will he go?
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@ldfreedman.bsky.social invited me to reflect on Russia’s escalating measures against Europe - and where we might be headed. The essay builds on my book We Shall Outlast Them, which is out now in the UK and Europe
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New post out: We have a fascinating guest post looking at how Putin has ratcheted up his campaign against Europe - through hybrid warfare, global alliances and support for malicious actors. Also looks at whether/how the escalation will continue. samf.substack.com/p/putins-cam...
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Putin’s campaign against Europe
How far will he go?
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@ldfreedman.bsky.social invited me to reflect on Russia’s escalating measures against Europe - and where we might be headed. The essay builds on my book We Shall Outlast Them, which is out now in the UK and Europe
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ich freue mich sehr, am Montag (28.09.) Abend in Hamburg beim KörberForum mit Sergey Lagodinsky zum Thema "Globales Kräftemessen: Russland und Europa" zu diskutieren. Leslie Schübel moderiert. Die Veranstaltung ist ausgebucht, aber es gibt einen Live-Stream: koerber-stiftung.de/veranstaltun...
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Globales Kräftemessen: Russland und Europa
Russland ist im Westen isoliert – nicht jedoch in der Welt. Moskau schmiedet nicht erst seit 2022 Allianzen, umwirbt den Globalen Süden und untergräbt den westlichen Einfluss. Wie erfolgreich diese St...
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Great conversation with Marcel about my book WE SHALL OUTLAST THEM and about Russia's place in the world today
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Marcel Dirsus @marceldirsus.com · 20/09/2026
My friend Micah Reddy, a journalist with dual South African and British nationality, has gone missing while working on a story in Djibouti. If you know anyone in Djibouti who might be able to help, please get in touch. If not, please share this post so more people find out about Micah. It's urgent.
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Nice review of my book @irishtimes.com: We Shall Outlast Them advances "a more complete notion of the autocrat’s [Putin's] mindset"; it "presents convincing insights into Putin’s statecraft through personal interviews with men and women in far-flung theatres" www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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We Shall Outlast Them - Putin’s Global Campaign to Defeat the West: convincing insights on Russian statecraft
Kremlin has consistently promoted itself as anti-colonial leader against western ‘neo-colonialism’ on behalf of Global South
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is tomorrow! People of Berlin: Join me, @stevenerlanger.bsky.social & Joshua Yaffa for the Berlin launch of my book WE SHALL OUTLAST THEM!
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The Kennan Institute @kennaninstitute.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🔴 Russia’s confrontation with the West extends far beyond Europe. @hannanotte.bsky.social joins The Long View to discuss We Shall Outlast Them and the global dimensions of Russian foreign policy and Russia’s war against Ukraine. Register: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YKiX5Tb…
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This morning I had a great conversation with ABC Saturday Extra host Nick Bryant. We talked about Russia's hybrid campaign in Europe and my book WE SHALL OUTLAST THEM - soon available in Australia! Listen here: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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Alarm in Europe as the Kremlin escalates its campaign - ABC listen
Germany has blamed the Kremlin for attempting a drone attack at Leipzig airport last month targeting a Ukrainian plane. The heads of NATO and the European Commission have warned Russia is growing inc...
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Thomas Leurs @thomasleurs.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Liebe Freunde aus Osteuropa, der August (fast) ist vorbei – Zeit für die Neuerscheinungen! 📚🇺🇦🇵🇱🇷🇺🇧🇬 Welche neuen Romane und Sachbücher mit Osteuropa-Bezug sind erschienen? Was lohnt sich? Ich habe die interessantesten Titel für euch zusammengestellt. 🧵👇 1/24
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Berlin colleagues & friends! Come join me and the wonderful @stevenerlanger.bsky.social and Joshua Yaffa for the Berlin launch of my recently released book WE SHALL OUTLAST THEM. Sept 17 -- 7:30PM -- Urania Berlin Details here: www.urania.de/event/putins...
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Putin's Global Campaign to Defeat the West
Hanna Notte, Russia foreign policy analyst, discusses with New York Times Chief Diplomatic Correspondent Steven Erlanger and Joshua Yaffa from The New Yorker.
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Wonderful to have my book WE SHALL OUTLAST THEM reviewed in the FT: "Russia’s efforts to outlast the west have reshaped the country’s international relations, Notte argues. But far from retreating into North Korea-style isolation, the opposite has happened" giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Russia’s long war with the west — and with itself
Could Putin win in Ukraine? Has the Kremlin captured US politics? Three new books analyse Moscow’s strategy and vision of itself as a Eurasian empire
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
📚Book tour for WE SHALL OUTLAST THEM: Immensely looking forward to discussing my book with some of the very best reporters and writers on Russia and/or global affairs over the coming weeks. Visit hannanotte.com/events/ for full list & details! Here is a selection 👇
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"Traveling far and wide", Notte produced a "concise and highly readable book" on Russia's "high-stakes standoff with the West". Happy to see Maria Lipman's capsule review of We Shall Outlast Them for @foreignaffairs.com www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/we-s...
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We Shall Outlast Them: Putin’s Global Campaign to Defeat the West
Notte describes Russia’s resilience in the face of Western efforts to starve its economy through sanctions.
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The Next Best with Marcel Dirsus @thenextbest.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🚨 New podcast out now: @drfranksauer.bsky.social on existential risk, arms control and the horrors of nuclear war youtu.be/xFAP6SnbqB8
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Nuclear War Expert: This is How the World Ends | Frank Sauer
YouTube video by Dr Marcel Dirsus
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Wonderful to talk with @npr.org's Leila Fadel on the occasion of today's release of my book WE SHALL OUTLAST THEM. My author interview for NPR MorningEdition: www.npr.org/2026/08/04/n...
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Russia expert Hanna Notte talks about her new book, 'We Shall Outlast Them'
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Russia expert Hanna Notte about her new book "We Shall Outlast Them," in which she details how President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is also a war on the West.
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
My non-fiction debut "We Shall Outlast Them: Putin's Global Campaign to Defeat the West" is out today. It's the result of years of research, travel to a dozen countries, and countless conversations. Thank you @wwnorton.com and everyone who supported me along the way. wwnorton.com/books/978132...
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Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs @buffett.northwestern.edu · 24/07/2026
Notte's soon-to-be-published "We Shall Outlast Them: Putin's Global Campaign to Defeat the West" will be the subject of our first Buffett Book Talk of the academic year on Friday, October 9 at 12:30 p.m. CT. Join us in Evanston or online: events.humanitix.com/we-shall-out...
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"We Shall Outlast Them: Putin's Global Campaign to Defeat the West" Buffett Book Talk with Hanna Notte
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs generates new knowledge about pressing global challenges and promising solutions for addressing them.
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Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs @buffett.northwestern.edu · 24/07/2026
"Putin has gambled on outlasting the West.... his bet may yet pay off," writes Hanna Notte, director of the Eurasia Nonproliferation Program at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, in The New York Times this week. Read her op-ed explaining why: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/o...
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Opinion | Putin’s Gamble Might Pay Off
No matter what the West does, Russia will not yield.
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
In @nytimes.com I write about Russia's global struggle to outlast the West. About Russia's ardent admirers, opportunistic enablers, and improbable resistors and victims. The essay is adapted from WE SHALL OUTLAST THEM, my forthcoming book, out Aug 4 @wwnorton.com www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/o...
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Opinion | Russia Will Not Yield (Gift Article)
A journey around the globe showed the country’s relentless adaptation.
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New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · 22/07/2026
For all the jeopardy of the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin “has gambled on outlasting the West,” Hanna Notte writes. “His bet may yet pay off.”
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Opinion | Russia Will Not Yield
A journey around the globe showed the country’s relentless adaptation.
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
In @nytimes.com I write about Russia's global struggle to outlast the West. About Russia's ardent admirers, opportunistic enablers, and improbable resistors and victims. The essay is adapted from WE SHALL OUTLAST THEM, my forthcoming book, out Aug 4 @wwnorton.com www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/o...
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Opinion | Russia Will Not Yield (Gift Article)
A journey around the globe showed the country’s relentless adaptation.
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
UK readers! Waterstones has a pre-order promotion this week for my book WE SHALL OUTLAST THEM Use code SUMMER26 at check-out for 25% off www.waterstones.com/book/we-shal...
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The Winter 2026 issue of Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization is now out! Its subject: "How the Global South Views Russia" In it, my chapter "Russia in the Middle East Since the Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine: Down But Not Out" muse.jhu.edu/issue/57185
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Project MUSE - Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization-Volume 34, Number 1, Winter 2026
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The cumulative pressures of the war may become such that Putin will go for a cease-fire in Ukraine, eventually. If and when he does, Russia will pivot to pursue its original war aims through other means. My essay with Michael Kimmage in @foreignaffairs.com www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/putin...
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Putin Will Turn a Cease-Fire Into a Weapon
A new use for Russia’s old playbook in Ukraine.
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The cumulative pressures of the war may become such that Putin will go for a cease-fire in Ukraine, eventually. If and when he does, Russia will pivot to pursue its original war aims through other means. My essay with Michael Kimmage in @foreignaffairs.com www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/putin...
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Putin Will Turn a Cease-Fire Into a Weapon
A new use for Russia’s old playbook in Ukraine.
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
WE SHALL OUTLAST THEM is out next month -"Incisive" (D. McCloskey) -"Beautifully written" (S. Plokhy) -"A master class in modern statecraft" (J. Sullivan) -"Compelling" (F. Hill) -"A closely observed work of geopolitical reportage" (Kirkus Reviews) Some early blurbs/reviews🧵
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
How does the Iran deal look like from Russia? What are its implications for Russia's war in Ukraine? Three big-picture thoughts 🧵
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Elvira Rosert @elvirarosert.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Die Unterstützung der NATO ist in der russischen Propaganda der Grund dafür, dass die Spezialoperation gegen die Ukraine nicht wie geplant innerhalb weniger Tage abgeschlossen werden konnte („die Ukraine hätten wir sofort besiegt, aber die NATO hat es verhindert“). Entsprechend hat Russland +
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Mit @ronzheimer.bsky.social spreche ich über Russland im 5. Kriegsjahr. Darüber, ob ein baldiges Kriegsende naht, welche realistischen Eskalationsmöglichkeiten Putin noch bleiben, und wie Putin heute auf Trump schaut: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pVe...
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Im Kreml gärt ein gefährlicher Plan. Mit Hanna Notte
YouTube video by Ronzheimer
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Mit @ronzheimer.bsky.social spreche ich über Russland im 5. Kriegsjahr. Darüber, ob ein baldiges Kriegsende naht, welche realistischen Eskalationsmöglichkeiten Putin noch bleiben, und wie Putin heute auf Trump schaut: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pVe...
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Im Kreml gärt ein gefährlicher Plan. Mit Hanna Notte
YouTube video by Ronzheimer
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
In @zeit.de schrieb ich kürzlich über Gründe für eine mögliche russische Eskalation gegen Europa ("Hinterland um Hinterland") Im IPG Journal geht Helmut Ganser nun ins Detail, wie das konkret aussehen könnte, z.B. Luft-/Drohnenangriffe auf mil. Infrastruktur: www.ipg-journal.de/rubriken/aus...
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Der Krieg rückt näher
Deutschland führt Europas Ukrainepolitik an – ist auf eine Eskalation im eigenen Land aber nur begrenzt vorbereitet.
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
My peer-reviewed article on Russia's post-2022 foreign policy in the Middle East ("Down But Not Out") is now available for pre-print publication: muse.jhu.edu/pub/280/arti... Forthcoming in Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization, Winter Issue.
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Eine Eskalation gegen europäische Staaten wäre für Russland mit enormen Risiken verbunden. Sollte es sie trotzdem wagen, dann vermutlich nicht aus gefühlter Überlegenheit sondern wachsender Alternativlosigkeit im Ukrainekrieg, schreibe ich in @zeitonline.bsky.social www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
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Russland und die Nato: Wenn Putin nur noch die Eskalation bleibt
Ein russischer Angriff auf Europa wird wahrscheinlicher. Aber nicht, weil Wladimir Putin Grund hätte, sich überlegen zu fühlen. Im Gegenteil: Ihm gehen die Optionen aus.
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Jens Siegert @siegert.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Gute Analyse von @HannaNotte zur Gefahr eines direkten russischen Angriffs auf EU-Gebiet. Der wichtigste Satz: "Ein Angriff wäre somit der versuchte Befreiungsschlag eines Russlands, dem die Optionen ausgehen, nicht eines sich überlegen wähnenden." /2 www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
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Russland und die Nato: Wenn Putin nur noch die Eskalation bleibt
Ein russischer Angriff auf Europa wird wahrscheinlicher. Aber nicht, weil Wladimir Putin Grund hätte, sich überlegen zu fühlen. Im Gegenteil: Ihm gehen die Optionen aus.
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Eine Eskalation gegen europäische Staaten wäre für Russland mit enormen Risiken verbunden. Sollte es sie trotzdem wagen, dann vermutlich nicht aus gefühlter Überlegenheit sondern wachsender Alternativlosigkeit im Ukrainekrieg, schreibe ich in @zeitonline.bsky.social www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
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Russland und die Nato: Wenn Putin nur noch die Eskalation bleibt
Ein russischer Angriff auf Europa wird wahrscheinlicher. Aber nicht, weil Wladimir Putin Grund hätte, sich überlegen zu fühlen. Im Gegenteil: Ihm gehen die Optionen aus.
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Angesichts der Debatte zu „Putin greift die NATO vllt schon vor 2029 an“, mein Essay in @zeit.de Dazu, welche Gründe Russland für einen solchen Angriff hätte & was es mit Eskalation bezwecken wollen würde: „Auge um Auge, Hinterland um Hinterland“ www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
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Russland und die Nato: Wenn Putin nur noch die Eskalation bleibt
Ein russischer Angriff auf Europa wird wahrscheinlicher. Aber nicht, weil Wladimir Putin Grund hätte, sich überlegen zu fühlen. Im Gegenteil: Ihm gehen die Optionen aus.
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
A passage from my forthcoming book WE SHALL OUTLAST THEM, on Russia's Victory Parade in 2025. "By Russia's own doing, its skies were no longer peaceful." This year, that reality hit even harder. wwnorton.com/books/978132...
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
On what happens when you're the bully on the playground, and then comes along a bigger bully. My @foreignaffairs.com essay on the world Russia did not want www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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This Is Not the World Russia Wants
A belligerent America is foiling Putin’s strategy.
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Mein großes Interview im stern Magazin heute zur russischen Außenpolitik. www.stern.de/politik/ausl...
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Warum der Irankrieg Putin für Europa noch gefährlicher macht
Russland scheint kurzfristig vom Irankrieg zu profitieren. Langfristig aber gerät Putin in Bedrängnis, sagt Expertin Hanna Notte. Mit Folgen für uns.
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Foreign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 07/05/2026
“It is far from certain that Putin can durably capitalize on Trump’s hit-and-run belligerence—and a mistake to imagine that if the United States begins to behave more like Russia, that will automatically benefit the Kremlin,” writes @hannanotte.bsky.social.
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This Is Not the World Russia Wants
A belligerent America is foiling Putin’s strategy.
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
On what happens when you're the bully on the playground, and then comes along a bigger bully. My @foreignaffairs.com essay on the world Russia did not want www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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This Is Not the World Russia Wants
A belligerent America is foiling Putin’s strategy.
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
On Russia's delicate dance in the Middle East and why Ukraine may actually score the bigger long-term gains from the Iran war My latest:
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Mit Christina Hebel @spiegel.de habe ich über Russland und Mali gesprochen - und darüber, was der Angriff der Tuareg-Milizen und Islamisten am Wochenende für die Zukunft des Afrikakorps bedeuten könnte www.spiegel.de/ausland/mali...
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(S+) Verliert Russland in Mali gegen die Dschihadisten?
Europäer raus, Russen samt Wagner-Söldnern rein: Mali sollte die Blaupause sein für die Abkehr der Sahelstaaten vom Westen. Nun könnte Putin mit seinem Projekt scheitern.
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The Iran war has provided a short-term boon for Russia. But it is Ukraine that may well score the bigger long-term gains. My latest for @financialtimes.com giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Russia’s loss is Ukraine’s gain in the Middle East
Moscow’s ties with Iran and its waning power in the region give Kyiv a chance to forge new partnerships in the Gulf
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