Beijing’s Worry About the Future Could Spur a Deadly Miscalculation Soon; Russia’s False Euphoria; The Resurgence of Europe
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The Risk of War in the Taiwan Strait Is High—and Getting Higher

Beijing’s Worry About the Future Could Spur a Deadly Miscalculation Soon

 By Bonny Lin, John Culver, and Brian Hart

 

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Russia’s False Euphoria

Trump’s Outreach to Putin Has Shifted Russian Opinion—but Failed to End the War

By Andrei Kolesnikov

 
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The Resurgence of Europe

How the Continent Can Survive American Antagonism and Come Out Stronger

By Arancha González Laya

 

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