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Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College

THE TRUTH ABOUT: What is strategic autonomy and why is everyone suddenly reaching for it - The Untold Story

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France's President Charles de Gaulle in Canada in 1967. Both countries now espouse strategic autonomy. Bettmann/Getty Images

Strategic autonomy is having a moment.

European leaders are invoking it to justify a historic defense buildup; India’s foreign ministry has made it the organizing principle of a policy that buys Russian oil while courting American investment; and Canada is treating it as a “core objective.”

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