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Europe's path towards protectionism is a slippery slope

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Merkel delivers blueprint for Sino-German relations

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India's mistakes are a warning to the rest

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Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal resembles Trumpian tendencies

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Don't trust Boris Johnson's success story just yet

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Israel's latest election has not stopped the political turmoil

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Joe Biden's latest push for tighter gun laws is a nonstarter

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The real issue with Georgia's new voting law

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U.S.'s decline is a slow-moving reality

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Washington's return to the JCPOA is geopolitical necessity

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Sputnik V can not only save European lives, but relations with Moscow

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Europe still lacks a coherent China strategy

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Europe's restoration of AstraZeneca comes at a critical time

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Biden's aid package fails where it counts the most

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Biden needs to focus on U.S. human rights issues first and foremost

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The EU's Russia approach needs realism not reactionism

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Trump's trial is not about a conviction, but about accountability

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