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New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West
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New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West
New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West by David E. Sanger appears in NPR’s 2024 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, staff picks, tales from around the world, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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