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What does neutrality mean? Swiss voters will decide this Sunday whether to put tighter limits on their foreign policy
The last bastion against Trump Brazil’s election is a test of sovereignty in an age where political, family and business power are converging
Just ink on paper Six weeks in, the Mecca Defence Pact exposed the difference between making a commitment and the willingness to honour it