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Inside Biden’s Ukraine strategy

21m · The Trump Trials: Sidebar · 14 Apr 13:00

How has President Biden's experience with Afghanistan informed his choices in Ukraine? We’ve explored Biden’s history with global leadership, war and American intervention. What can his foreign policy history tell us about Biden’s response in Europe now? 

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