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Biden and Europe, values and interests

Before his trip to Europe, President Biden spoke of its purpose as “rallying the democracies”. But international politics is not just a clash between the democrats and the dictators. Indeed, Americans and Europeans count quite a few…

Come definire la minaccia cinese

L’idea che i liberi commerci avrebbero trasformato dall’interno la Cina, rendendola piĂą simile alle liberal-democrazie occidentali, si è rivelata almeno per il momento un fallimento. Il vecchio dispotismo asiatico, che ha un suo degno…

How the Europeans can help refocus NATO

 It is important to look beyond the technicalities on the NATO-EU relationship, including the assessment of the 74 common missions – from dealing with cyber threats to crisis management. The basic facts are well known: 21 NATO members are…