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Nov 2021
31m 35s

COP26 climate drama — Top US foreign pol...

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This week, we get the American perspective on European strategic autonomy and other issues facing the EU from Derek Chollet, the top adviser to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. We also unpack the dramatic denouement of the COP26 climate conference. POLITICO's Senior Climate Correspondent Karl Mathiesen takes us inside the final day of the climate nego ... Show More
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