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Putin would hate President Bernie Sanders

The Russian autocrat may support Sanders, but Sanders definitely doesn’t support him

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Trump walls of China

North America's 'NAFTA 4.0' promotes workers' rights, environmental protection – and reduces China's regional influence

By Sandra Weiss

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Geopolitics is back — and the EU needs to get ready

Serious upheavals in the world order require that major powers think and act geopolitically. The EU must do so as well

By Stefan Steinicke

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The coronavirus and Xi Jinping’s worldview

No matter how bad the epidemic might become, this crisis will not change the way China is governed under Xi Jinping

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Just a left-wing ‘America First’?

Trump's Democratic challengers aren’t offering any coherent and genuinely internationalist alternatives to his foreign policy

By Claus Leggewie

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Moscow's Syria gamble has worked

Now the most influential actor in the Middle East, Russia looks positively at its engagement in Syria

By Fyodor Lukyanov

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Europe's weak hand in Libya

The Berlin summit failed to put pressure on states intervening in Libya. Instead, it risks to further internationalise the conflict

By Emadeddin Badi

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Why state capitalism isn’t primarily geopolitical

States like China rarely use foreign investment for geopolitical goals. They try to reap the benefits of a globalised economy

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Trump gets his trade deal, China gets the win

China has suffered short-term pain from the trade war, but it stands to gain in the long term

By Eswar Prasad

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'No room for criticising Iran'

The protest movement is past, Iran's influence stronger than before. Tim Petschulat on the US military strike's effect in Iraq