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Prigozhin erupts: Has a Russian succession struggle begun?

The Wagner chief’s furious attack on elites and the war could portend turmoil with potential to extend well beyond Moscow. Is the post-Putin era in Russia at hand? Probably not yet, barring an unlikely collapse of Russian forces in Ukraine. But a furious public attack on Russia’s entire war effort …

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Ethnic conflict in Kosovo: Cutting the Gordian Knot

Democracy and legality haven’t solved the problem so the US must also rely on humanity, reality, self-interest, and sheer common sense. In the appallingly complicated politics of the western Balkans, one thing at least is abundantly clear: that without the presence of Western troops, and the threat of NATO military …

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Hawks hallucinate a US-China détente policy that doesn’t exist

They’re distorting Biden’s position to score ideological points while also presenting the more aggressive approach as the answer. The China policy debate in this country is increasingly detached from reality. Confronted with a Biden administration policy that is quite hawkish and confrontational, some China hawks have decided to invent an …

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