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Opening NATO’s Door, Volker Rühe

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UK - ‘Global Britain’ is an illusion because distance has not died, Martin Wolf, Financial Times
Germany - Bayer’s woes point to a wider truth about Germany, Frederick Studemann, Financial Times
Eastern Europe - The Eastern Partnership at 10: What is there to celebrate? James Nixey, New Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe - Political Elite Renewal in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, Cristina Gherasimov, Chatham House
Finance - The dollar will dominate for a while yet, Gillian Tett, Financial Times
EU/US/Trade - Brussels Should Avoid the Temptation of Trade Appeasement, Bruce Stokes, GMF
EU/US/Defense - EU to US: Don’t worry about our military plans, Jacopo Barigazzi and Joshua Posaner, Politico
US/Economy - Better at the bottom, The Economist
US/Defense - ‘Hard Choices’ and Strategic Insolvency: Where the National Defense Strategy Falls Short, Rick Berger and Mackenzie Eaglen, War on the Rocks
Nuclear - The Future of Arms Control Post-Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Andrea Thompson, Under Secretary of State, Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Nuclear - Nuclear Weapons Are Getting Less Predictable, and More Dangerous, Patrick Tucker, Defense One
Russia/Syria - Putin’s road to Damascus, The Economist
Russia/Council of Europe - Russia set to retain seat on Europe’s human rights watchdog, Michael Peel and Henry Foy, Financial Times