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Anne Applebaum: Globalized MAGA Kleptocracy

September 18, 2026·51 min·4-min readroundtablepolitics
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Anne Applebaum argues that the Trump administration is advancing a revolutionary, globalized nationalist agenda that undermines democratic norms, empowers authoritarian allies, and merges political ideology with corporate grift. From Greenland to Venezuela to Ukraine, U.S. foreign policy

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Anne Applebaum

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Anne ApplebaumDonald TrumpJared KushnerBolsonaroPutinUmar Kremlev

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Empire of Griftby Anne Applebaum

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AuthoritarianismDemocracyForeign PolicyGeopoliticsRussiaUs Politics

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