Posted by Matt in May 1st, 2008 |
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The end of the unipolar moment, underlined by the American fiasco in Iraq and by the ascendancy of China, Brazil and India, raises again questions about the structure of the global system and how Europe fits within it.
After the end of the cold war and with the accelerating pace of globalisation, Europeans were inclined to [...]
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Posted by Matt in April 27th, 2008 |
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Why nations are suddenly locked in an arms race unseen since the early days of the Cold War
But the exercise highlighted an alarming new reality. With much less fanfare than the early days of the Cold War, the world is entering a new arms race, and with it, a dangerous new web of military relationships. [...]
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