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The End of Democratic Capitalism?

How Inequality and Insecurity Fueled a Crisis in the West The world is in the throes of a pervasive crisis. The gap between rich and poor has widened in most countries. Although industrialized economies are still growing, the real incomes of people working in them have barely increased since 1980, …

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Europe’s Real Test Is Yet to Come

Will the Continent Ever Get Serious About Its Own Security? It is not yet clear if Ukraine will win the war, but Russia is definitely losing. On every metric of national power, Moscow’s position has worsened since the invasion began, and that change has already shifted the position of other …

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US Not Backing Down on Biden’s Xi Dictator Comment

The White House is not backing down on comments made by President Joe Biden likening Chinese President Xi Jinping to a dictator. “It should come as no surprise that the president speaks candidly about China and the differences that we have — we are certainly not alone in that,” a …

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