This week’s analysis highlights some of the most significant geopolitical developments involving America’s adversaries—China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea—between November 22 - November 29, 2025.
Russia’s position is hardly “maximalist”.
They made their position clear in 2024, and stuck by it.
If anything, a return of Ukraine to its status as a neutral, non-NATO country is a minimalist, and quite fair demand.
2: Sarmat has had successful and well as less successful launches, sure, but the next generation American ICBM is of course also… Delayed.
And while Russia is proceeding more slowly with its Sarmat program, it’s important to remember that they have several other types of ICBMs.
All of the older, proven systems in fact newer than America’s SIX decades old Peacemaker ICBMs.
Russia’s position is hardly “maximalist”.
They made their position clear in 2024, and stuck by it.
If anything, a return of Ukraine to its status as a neutral, non-NATO country is a minimalist, and quite fair demand.
2: Sarmat has had successful and well as less successful launches, sure, but the next generation American ICBM is of course also… Delayed.
And while Russia is proceeding more slowly with its Sarmat program, it’s important to remember that they have several other types of ICBMs.
All of the older, proven systems in fact newer than America’s SIX decades old Peacemaker ICBMs.