
The War Goes to Russia
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The Importance of Interests Over Values in Foreign Policy
I think Biden genuinely has at least temporally a safe democracy in the US and should be celebrated as such. But I think there is, you know, a naivety that comes maybe from the euphoric blood to the head moment of a campaign promise rather than a considered policy promising government. India is really the case in point because here is a country which is treating its Muslim minority with a very reckless way on human rights. And yet it's viewed by the US as a vital ally in the containment of China. It's getting a free pass from the US on human rights - even more embarrassing U-turn for a president who didn't want to visit Saudi Arabia. The war in Ukraine forced
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