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Why Joe Biden Failed

For now, something like the normal exercise of power continues. But as the US enters the long electoral cycle from 2022 to 2024, we should expect the dysfunction to become more manifest. The events of 6 January are always in the background.

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Published on Jul 20, 2022
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Adam Tooze

Nonresident Scholar, Europe Program, Carnegie Europe

Tooze is a nonresident scholar with the Europe Program and Carnegie Europe.

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