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Call to arms: How neutrality works in a time of mass militarisation
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Europe is rearming, Russia is threatening, and faith in the defensive protection given by the United States is wavering. Even as the bloc prepares for a more dangerous future, four EU countries are holding firm to neutrality. The European Union is rearming at an eye-watering pace not witnessed in decades.
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Europe is rearming, Russia is threatening, and faith in the defensive protection given by the United States is wavering. Even as the bloc prepares for a more dangerous future, four EU countries are holding firm to neutrality. The European Union is rearming at an eye-watering pace…
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