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Nicholas van Praag's avatar

Excellent piece. I agree on more arms, less energy and more NATO. What’s less clear is a mechanism for a Russian climb down and how to prevent an escalation when or if Putin has his back to the wall militarily.

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Paul Hough's avatar

As always Philip an insightful piece with a healthy dose of realism. One of the many challenges is for the so called West to stand firm and begin to imagine a world order that frames the conflict with the nationalist dictatorships in China, Russia and elsewhere. This requires some stability in the USA and key nations such as France. It also requires a conversation with generations that do not remember the Cold War; those that have grown up assuming trade stops conflict and have no reference for a multi polar world.

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