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There is nothing extreme about the Baltic states’ hard-nosed view of Russia, says Latvia’s foreign minister
Baiba Braže argues that it is time to abandon illusions of détente

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Want to destroy American business? Protect it, writes Carl Benedikt Frey
The lessons of the past are clear, argues the economic historian: in the long run, tariffs choke growth

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Greece’s central-bank chief on why the euro should take on a bigger role as the dollar’s dominance wanes
It is time to think beyond regional success, says Yannis Stournaras

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Europe can’t defend itself properly without projecting soft power, argues Jerzy Pomianowski
Investment in supporting democracy in its neighbourhood and beyond is not charity. It serves strategic interests

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Lifting sanctions will catalyse Syria’s recovery, says its central-bank governor
But the country must also modernise monetary policy, rewire banking and reconnect with global markets, argues Abdulkader Husrieh

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An influential voice from the right laments Trump’s attack on universities
One version of thought control is being replaced with another that is worse, argues Richard Hanania

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Tanvi Madan on the geopolitical shifts revealed by the India-Pakistan crisis
Russia is less visible, the Gulf more so, and America and China are rethinking their traditional roles

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Interpol is no longer fit for purpose, say Rhys Davies and Ben Keith
Two human-rights barristers on how to address systemic abuse by authoritarian states

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This time really is different for the dollar, writes Kenneth Rogoff
The greenback was already in decline. Donald Trump will accelerate the process

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Trump’s revolution is the only way to save America, says the architect of Project 2025
Paul Dans argues that the system needed smashing and rebuilding

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Adolf Hitler’s ignominious death proves the self-defeating, destructive nature of dictatorship, writes Richard Evans
The historian says attempts to restrain tyrants are often futile: for them it’s all or nothing

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The liberation of Dachau was not a moment of celebration, says Dan Stone
The historian on commemorating the shock and horror of concentration camps, 80 years on