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Russia’s war games with China and India: The start of a global arms race?

By DW
16 September 2022   |   3:55 pm
Russia’s military exercises and a new foreign policy doctrine are signaling further escalation with the West. Could this threaten to spark a global militarization? Our guests: Michael Thumann (Zeit), Sarah Pagung (DGAP), Alexey Yusupov (FES).

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