Ellen Halliday

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Deputy editor at @prospectmagazine.co.uk

The poem Solstice, by John Fuller.
Screenshot of paragraphs reading: To resolve the conflict, we need to return to what Putin’s war is about. It’s an imperialist project; it’s about winding back the post-Cold War security order in Europe; and resetting the terms of Great Power rivalry with the US. At heart it is about Russia itself. That is why we should have realistic expectations about the prospects for a negotiated settlement of the conflict. There is no evidence that any of Putin’s fundamental objectives have changed and plenty of evidence that they haven’t—in Putin’s recent public statements and those of his lieutenants. Putin’s worldview will not change, and we should assume that he will be in power until he dies. His successor is highly likely to be someone from his close circle with a similar outlook. The key question then is whether they will begin Russia’s long road back from violent authoritarianism, and what we can do to incentivise that.
Epping forest in autumn, the ground covered in orange leaves
The December cover of Prospect magazine, showing four election style badges with Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and the words "What's at stake? by Francis Fukuyama".
Peterskirche, Vienna. A church with a green copper roof under a bright blue sky, at the end of a street in Vienna
Prospect magazine October 2024 cover