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China: a very short telegram

Just three-quarters of a century ago, the US charge d’affaires in Moscow, George Kennan, wrote a famous lengthy telegram, that was anonymous at the time, to explain to decision makers and the American public how the Soviet Union - an enemy…

The elusive Concert of Powers

The idea never loses its appeal. Yet its time never seems to arrive. Ever since the definitive collapse of the 19th century Concert of Europe in 1914, statesmen and commentators have proposed something similar: an informal association of…