How the fall of the Soviet Union still haunts Ukraine
As western Ukrainians clash with their eastern counterparts, the divides that Soviet authoritarianism masked are reasserting themselves.
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Why reviving the Iran nuclear deal is crucial for Joe Biden’s presidency
The revival of the agreement would allow Biden to appeal to US voters both as oil consumers and as citizens…
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The Merkel paradox: how the chancellor’s strengths weakened Germany
The era-defining leader is now leaving Germany in a position of strategic weakness.
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How the war on terror led to the forever wars
Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks, the West is confused and in retreat
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How the war on terror changed America
The US has spent the 20 years since 9/11 surveilling, policing and terrorising people within its own borders.
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How the true cost of the war on terror was paid in civilian deaths
Two out of every five people killed in foreign US military interventions since 9/11 have been non-combatants.
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The new age of American power
Despite forecasts of decline following the Afghanistan withdrawal, the US military is planning another century of global domination.
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Lithium will be as era-defining as oil, and China is dominating its supply
Lithium batteries are fundamental to 21st-century industrial economies. The geopolitical effects are already being felt, and the West is playing…
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