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Ultimately, the European Union (EU) is a success story: a closely knit alliance of today 28 nation-states that brought peace and prosperity to Europe and helped the transition of Eastern

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Relations between the U.S. and Russia have recently been strained, to say the least. Unresolved problems involving Russia include arms control, the spread of disinformation, support for rebels in Ukraine,

For seven decades, NATO has been the framework for Europe’s defense.  The European Union came relatively late to the defense and security game, with a low level of ambition focused

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