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Why Biden thinks the way he does about foreign policy, what the future holds for an America on the brink, and what the Cold War policy of containment means for our current moment—all from our latest magazine issue.

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Trump Mounts Last-Minute Attempt to Starve Funding for Foreign Aid, Global Vaccine Efforts

But congressional sources say it’s highly unlikely lawmakers will cut billions of dollars of already appropriated funding.

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The End of Swiss Neutrality

The country is campaigning for a seat on the U.N. Security Council, but taking on that role will clash with some fundamental tenets of Swiss foreign policy.

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Stéphanie Fillion

Far-Right Extremism Is a Global Problem

And it is time to treat it like one.

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Alexander Gabuev

Alexander Gabuev is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Moscow Center.

Stories by Alexander Gabuev

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump talk at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Danang, Vietnam, on Nov. 11, 2017.

Putin Expects a Long Confrontation With America Under Biden

Election 2020 |

Alexander Gabuev

November 11, 2020, 6:47 AM

U.S. President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona, on Feb. 19 and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a ceremony in Jerusalem on Jan. 23.

Why the Kremlin May Be Rooting for Biden

Election 2020 |

Alexander Gabuev

November 3, 2020, 1:07 PM

A food delivery courier cycles as municipal vehicles clean and disinfect the area, with a building decorated with a mural depicting Soviet WWII commander Marshal Georgy Zhukov in the background, in downtown Moscow on April 14.

The Pandemic Could Tighten China’s Grip on Eurasia

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Alexander Gabuev

April 23, 2020, 1:06 PM

A souvenir kiosk in Moscow offers, among others things, a drawing depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin holding a baby with the face of U.S. President Donald Trump on July 5, 2017. (Mladen Antonovia/AFP/Getty Images)

The Silence of the Bears

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Alexander Gabuev

August 23, 2018, 6:08 PM

US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin attend a joint press conference after a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

The Kremlin Is Celebrating Helsinki. For Now.

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Alexander Gabuev

July 20, 2018, 6:46 PM

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