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We should still be worried about a second cold war

Whether they admit it or not, many in the US establishment are following in Trump’s footsteps with their anti-China policy

By Branko Milanović

Reuters

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Afghanistan is on the brink

Violence is on the rise again in Afghanistan. Amid inevitable troop withdrawals, the question of dialogue with the Taliban shifts from 'if' to 'how'

By Magdalena Kirchner

Reuters

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The far right told us what it had planned. We didn’t listen

The Capitol riots weren't Trumpism’s 'last gasp', but a performance of a long-held fantasy. And most perpetrators walked away to fight another day

By Seyward Darby

Reuters

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For a strategy of minimal deterrence

Nuclear weapons don’t have to be stationed in Germany to keep Europe safe. A minimal stockpile is all that NATO needs

By René Schlee

Reuters

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The Nagarno-Karabakh war has ended. But the conflict continues

With the Nagarno-Karabakh war, Azerbaijan created facts by military means. But the larger conflict remains unresolved

By Felix Hett

Reuters

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We finally need to involve women to build lasting peace

It takes more than just UN resolutions to protect women from the violence of war and involve them in peace-making

By Anja Papenfuss

Reuters

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Canada has a white supremacist problem

Canada—often viewed as a beacon of tolerance—has a growing white supremacist movement emboldened by events in the US

By Jordan Leichnitz

Reuters

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Russia and the West don't need each other anymore

The Navalny case is only pretext for a change in foreign policy that has been long in the making

By Fyodor Lukyanov

Reuters

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The resurgence of the US paramilitary right

Right-wing paramilitary groups have a long tradition in the US. But never has the movement been so visible — and so violent

By Thomas Grumke

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The Eastern Mediterranean quagmire

The conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean is less about hydrocarbons than the future of the EU-Turkey relationship

By Harry Tzimitras