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America is back. But for how long, the world wonders.

President Joe Biden’s first 100 days is a landmark that’s drawing attention abroad, as well as at home. And the signs are that friend and foe alike have concluded that he is delivering what he pledged when he took office: reengaging America as a leading force on the international stage.

Yet there’s an elephant in the room. Quite literally, because the elephant in question is the symbol of America’s Republican Party – still in the grip of former President Donald Trump, who took a very different view

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