Charles Kupchan
Charles Kupchan
alive below climate continue lines remains surface trend
The climate has dramatically improved, but below the surface the rift remains alive and well. The trend lines continue to be those of fragmentation and disillusion.
appears backward bends edges moderate noted somewhat stress talk tone work
I find the tone somewhat more moderate and noted that there appears to be some talk of community-building, working with others, that wasn't there before. Its edges are somewhat rounded; it's not as strident. It bends over backward to stress America's need to work with others.
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Russia keeps Belarus within the family. This is a country that continues to look to Moscow for guidance and remains under the shadow of Russian power.