States of Play by Sam Olsen

States of Play by Sam Olsen

Spiralling Down to Cold War 2

Why a week of tit-for-tat sanctions will be remembered in future

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Sam Olsen
Mar 30, 2021
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Dear all

Future historians may look back at the last few days as being integral to the start of a new Cold War. This last week has seen a flurry of sanctions from West and East. In a coordinated move, the EU, US, UK, and Canada announced on 22 March a list of sanctions on officials in China over cited human rights abuses against the mostly Muslim Uighur …

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