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Wombs Should Not be Weaponized
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NATO Allies: West Needs to Reassert Its Values to Counter Sino–Russia Alliance
June 30, 2022
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Leaders from the UK and Australia have told the NATO summit that the West needs to assert its values globally, or they will risk seeing China and Russia continue to test the rules-based international order. This comes as NATO issued a declaration saying it will include China in its new strategic concept after identifying the…
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