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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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The End of Democratic Capitalism?

How Inequality and Insecurity Fueled a Crisis in the West The world is in the throes of a pervasive crisis. The gap between rich and poor has widened in most countries. Although industrialized economies are still growing, the real incomes of people working in them have barely increased since 1980, …

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Europe’s Real Test Is Yet to Come

Will the Continent Ever Get Serious About Its Own Security? It is not yet clear if Ukraine will win the war, but Russia is definitely losing. On every metric of national power, Moscow’s position has worsened since the invasion began, and that change has already shifted the position of other …

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