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More than the 2008 financial crisis, the war in Syria, the mess in Libya or the cringe-inducing Trump years, the Afghan debacle has put an end to any magical belief in the West being able to provide benign global leadership

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AUKUS ruckus may blow over but transatlantic scars run deep

by Shada Islam, Brussels,

On the off-chance you are bored with the humanitarian crisis, chaos and uncertainty in Afghanistan, here's something to take your mind of life's grim stuff: AUKUS.

The headline-grabbing trilateral security alliance which brings together America's Joe Biden, Britain's Boris Johnson and Australia's Scott Morrisson - also known as the "fella Down Under...

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Shada Islam is an independent EU analyst and commentator who runs her own strategy and advisory company New Horizons Project.

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More than the 2008 financial crisis, the war in Syria, the mess in Libya or the cringe-inducing Trump years, the Afghan debacle has put an end to any magical belief in the West being able to provide benign global leadership

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Shada Islam is an independent EU analyst and commentator who runs her own strategy and advisory company New Horizons Project.

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