The West’s Decline Is of Its Own Making

Author argues that the West (including the United States the EU and a post-Brexit United Kingdom) lacks any clear strategy for how to deal with crises - in such international issues as Syria and Ukraine, and the migration crisis.

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ESO: Background information: US suspends Syria ceasefire talks with Russia, blames Moscow http://www.europeansources.info/record/us-suspends-syria-ceasefire-talks-with-russia-blames-moscow/

ESO: Background information: New ceasefire announced for eastern Ukraine http://www.europeansources.info/record/new-ceasefire-announced-for-eastern-ukraine/

Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 08.12.16: Syria, Ukraine, and the Failure of Western Diplomacy http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/66386

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