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The Many Reasons Why American Foreign Policy Needs a Reset

The Soviet Union collapsed three decades ago, and America has yet to fully adjust.

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According to one British official some 30 former pilots were lured by annual salaries of about $270,000 to decamp to Communist China and train pilots for the PLA. AP/Natacha Pisarenko
SEAN DURNS
SEAN DURNS


Russia has invaded Ukraine, Free China is under threat, and the post-World War II order, dominated and fashioned by America, is beginning to look decrepit. In truth, America’s grand strategy needs a rethink.

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SEAN DURNS
SEAN DURNS

Mr. Durns is a Washington D.C.-based foreign affairs analyst. His views are his own.

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