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Fiona Hill on Trump, Putin and Why Great Powers Fall

The former White House aide recently returned to her roots, advising Britain on defense and taking a role at Durham University in northeastern England. She still has her eye on global threats.

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“Inability to act is the real challenge for all democratic systems,” Fiona Hill said. “Populism offers quick fixes for extraordinarily difficult problems.”
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