Just as the world's key players are no longer the same, the forums where international relations are debated are also changing. Davos, the quintessential gathering of Western economic elites, is seeking a new purpose since Trump decided to reject globalization, promote protectionism, and impose barriers to international trade in the form of tariffs.

One year on, a debate is beginning to crystallise among Ukraine’s allies that may prove decisive to the war’s development. On the battlefield, the balance of forces – or better said the lack of differential factors able to tip the balance one way or the other – increases the likelihood of a prolonged war. Having failed to achieve the initial goals of its invasion, this is the scenario on which the Kremlin is now working.