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Europe Is Still a Second-Rate Power

Stagnant

The continent’s economy is flagging, its population is declining, and issues like immigration and high taxes are stalling meaningful progress, even as neighboring nations cosy up to Russia and China.

In the years after the Cold War, much was written about Europe’s emergence as the third great force in the global political economy, alongside Asia and the United States.

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