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Beware what you wish for. Moscow's joy over US withdrawal from Afghanistan may be prematureAnna Borshchevskaya
“The US was pushing a new Marshall Plan. But Afghanistan is not Germany». Arkady Dubnov on why the Taliban won without a fightArkady Dubnov
The Minsk “zugzwang”. How both Russia and the West grew weary of Lukashenko at the same timeVladislav Inozemtsev
The final push towards Russia’s embrace. How tougher sanctions against Belarus could lead to its disappearance as an independent state Yaroslav Romanchuk
Better use money than brute force. Dimitar Bechev on why Russia is running out of friends in Eastern EuropeDimitar Bechev
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“The US was pushing a new Marshall Plan. But Afghanistan is not Germany». Arkady Dubnov on why the Taliban won without a fight
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