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This episode of 'Letters from an American' examines how Donald Trump's domestic actions and foreign policy posture are undermining democratic norms, national security justifications, and U.S. alliances, particularly NATO, while aligning with Russian interests at the expense of Ukraine and
This episode of 'Letters from an American' examines how Donald Trump's domestic actions and foreign policy posture are undermining democratic norms, national security justifications, and U.S. alliances, particularly NATO, while aligning with Russian interests at the expense of Ukraine and
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TrumpMark RutteDexter FilkinsJared KushnerPutinHeather Cox Richardson
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The New Yorker
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ProPublica
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AuthoritarianismDemocracyForeign PolicyGeopoliticsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismRussiaUs Politics
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