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Playing with fire: The most important geopolitical event in the 21st century?

News Commentary - US kidnapping and trial of a sitting president of a democratic country

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Richard A. Werner, D.Phil.
Jan 05, 2026
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News Commentary – 4 January 2026

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I comment on what could potentially come to be seen as one of the most significant interventions in the 21st century. Another commentator has already assessed it as a “catastrophic policy error” that undermines the foundations of the international world order.

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