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5 More Questions For Stephen Kotkin: Ukraine Edition

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The West Is the Strongest Voluntary Sphere of Influence That's Ever Existed in World History

The west is the strongest voluntary sphere of influence that's ever existed in world history. The australians are western. All those who share our values and, above all, our institutions, are part of the west. I expected europe to have a lot of trouble rising to the occasion. But here, peter, we have a contradiction. It's not just about the west. You see, there are two views of global order operative in the american context. One was the united nations, the global commonwealth. And then there's another order, which was the west. That was galvanized by the cold war. And it should stand up to un freedom and the enemies of

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