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Deep Dish: Is Dealing with Putin a Lost Cause for Washington?

mh_putin-2019_870x480.jpg John Cookson's blog Ever since the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine in 2014 and its meddling in US elections in 2016, relations between Moscow and Washington have gone from bad to worse. But should the United States active ...

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The Book That Captured Mid-’70s Paris

https://www.citylab.com/life/2019/12/georges-perec-book-exhausting-paris-traffic... December 20, 2019 CitylabGlobal Cities, EuropeGlobal CitiesEurope Ian Klaus, Daniel Levin Becker ...

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#AskIvo: How Long Is Putin Planning to Stay in Power in Russia?

John Cookson's blog Last week, President Vladimir Putin announced sweeping plans for a constitutional overhaul in Russia. Widely viewed as a means to extend his political power after his current presidential term ends in 2024, the changes are now roc ...

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#AskIvo: What Happens to Germany after Merkel Is Gone?

Molly Meyer's blog   After a decade and a half as German chancellor, Angela Merkel has said she will step down in 2021. In the latest #AskIvo, Council President Ivo Daalder looks at three big issues rising to the surface in German politics on the eve ...

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A Future for the European Union After the Pandemic?

Molly Meyer's blog With borders now closed and countries like Italy in an increasingly restrictive nation-wide lockdown under the threat of the novel coronavirus, Europe is facing a crisis likely unparalleled since the end of World War II. This compo ...

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Deep Dish: The Demise of Democracy in Hungary

Molly Meyer's blog dd-orban-870x546.jpg While Europe has been struggling to contain COVID-19, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has used his country’s emergency response to reduce checks on his power and make himself a de facto dictator. Princeto ...