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The Stagnant Order: And the End of Rising Powers

In 1898, as the United Kingdom joined other powers in carving up the once mighty Qing empire, British Prime Minister Lord Salisbury warned a London audience that the world was dividing into “living” and “dying” nations. The living were the rising powers of the industrial age—states with growing populations, transformative …

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Europe’s Broken National Politics Hamper its Geopolitical Power

For the fourth time since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House, his position on the Russian invasion of Ukraine has his European counterparts in a state of shocked consternation. What’s striking this time around is that it hasn’t been accompanied by the previous string of bravado-laced statements …

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