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Ukraine Needs a Trio of Security Guarantees, EU Accession, and Reconstruction

All the actors supporting Ukraine need to work together now to establish a Euro-Atlantic strategy. Waiting for the war to end is not an option. How it will unfold, how long it will last, and how much of the occupied territory Kyiv will be able to free in the east …

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Can two great powers cooperate to build a safer world? It has happened before.

As the Biden administration and Congress struggle to get their heads around the challenge posed by China today, they should reflect on lessons learned in America’s success in winning the Cold War with the Soviet Union. Just because fundamental and irresolvable differences in values and interests compel the United States …

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The Tale the West Tells Itself About Ukraine

Sometimes the stories we tell to win the war help us lose the peace. After the 9/11 attacks, the United States decided the Taliban government in Afghanistan was as culpable as the Qaeda terrorists who struck America. It then spent 20 years trying to keep the Taliban entirely out of …

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