Foreign Policy

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Antony Blinken and the diplomacy deficit

His remarks to students this week shows how much American exceptionalism and Great Power competition have taken over the craft.

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Reviewing The Born In The Bloodlands Review

The September/October 2023 edition of Foreign Affairs magazine carries a book review by Michael Kimmage entitled “Born in the Bloodlands: Ukraine and the Future of the European Project.” The book being reviewed was The Russo-Ukranian War: The Return of History by Serhii Plokhy (Norton, 2023, 400 pp).

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White House howling over Putin-Kim Jong Un hug rings hollow

What did Biden expect after pressuring South Korea to transfer weapons to Ukraine?

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The West’s blueprint for goading China was laid out in Ukraine

Europe fears losing access to Chinese markets, plunging it deeper into a cost-of-living crisis. But it fears Washington’s wrath more

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Russia Overcomes Sanctions to Expand Missile Production, Officials Say

Moscow’s missile production now exceeds prewar levels, officials say, leaving Ukraine especially vulnerable this coming winter.

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Germany is staring at the end of its economic model

The war in Ukraine and its repercussions, compounded by structural problems such as an ageing population and a lack of investment, spell the end of the boom

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When The Intelligence Is Inconvenient

What goes wrong when politics suppresses the truth

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Fyodor Lukyanov: The glory years of the G20 are over

As both Xi and Putin skip this year’s summit in India, it’s clear the status of the forum has diminished. It will not disappear, but the veneer of ‘world government’ attached to the group will dissipate

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Friends Don’t Let Friends Play With Nukes

Ukraine’s is an attractive cause for many U.S. policymakers: Hence the willingness of some to play chicken with nuclear-armed Russia.

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Why Putin Killed Prigozhin

Russia ducks direct confrontation with NATO as it tightens its hold on eastern Ukraine