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Michael McDowell: We are having another ‘Munich moment’

Giving Putin what he wants would have entirely predictable consequences. It must not happen History does not repeat itself that often but there are many parallels and analogies available to those who need them to make rhetorical points for political purposes. Some of them are valid; others are monstrously invalid …

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Russia policy after the war: A new strategy of containment

As Vladimir Putin’s world-altering war against Ukraine enters its second year, any hope of reviving the post-Cold War European security order depends on defeating Russia in Ukraine. But that will only be the first step in what will be a long struggle—one that calls for an updated strategy of containment. …

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