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Keeping America Close, Russia Down, And China Far Away: How Europeans Navigate A Competitive World – Analysis

IntroductionIn the years to come, the European Union will likely face difficult strategic decisions: whether to back the United States in its geopolitical competition with China; whether to punish China for its support of Russia; whether to rebuild relations with Russia after the war. These decisions will affect European citizens …

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As War Comes to Russia, Governors Are Left to Formulate a Response

Russia’s regional governors have been set the fiendish task of reacting to emergencies while maintaining the semblance of peace in their regions. The recent drone attacks on Moscow and cross-border incursions into Russia’s Belgorod region did not lead to any radical changes on the map of hostilities, but they revealed …

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Macron in Eastern Europe: Reassure, Shore Up, Move Forward

In Bratislava, President Macron presented a vision for a militarily capable EU that enlarges eastward. But making this a reality means revising the bloc’s governance. Last week, when embarking on his trip to Bratislava to attend the GLOBSEC Forum and then to Moldova for the second summit of the European …

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