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Happy 60th Birthday, Europe?

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On the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, European heads of state convene again in the Italian capital. But with the EU beset by populist and nationalist challenges, the looming start of Brexit, and uncertainty about America’s global role, is the European project nearing retirement?

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