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    One Foot In, One Foot Out: Uneven Defense Investments from the Eastern Flank

    By Savannah Taylor | Rising Expert on Economics | April 14, 2026 | Photo Credit: Flickr Budapest is renowned for its nighttime lighting, with iconic landmarks like the Parliament building along the Danube. Yet in the city’s Freedom Square, the Soviet Liberation Memorial, kept there after a treaty to remove troops by the then-USSR, remains…

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