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America’s control over the international system is slipping

1 February 2022

3:20 AM

1 February 2022

3:20 AM

The US-led expansion of NATO in the direction of the Russian border took place when America was at the peak of its power — the “unipolar moment” — and when Russia had hit geostrategic rock-bottom. The global balance of power has changed since then, and that helps explain what is happening now.

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