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      • David A. Andelman
        Author and foreign correspondent

        David A. Andelman is a veteran foreign correspondent, author and commentator who contributes frequently to CNN Opinion on global affairs.

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      • A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. The U.S. is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S. airspace for a couple days, but the Pentagon decided not to shoot it down due to risks of harm for people on the ground, officials said Thursday. (Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via AP)

        Opinion: Suspected spy balloon shows how diplomacy can go way off course

      • Benjamin Netanyahu walks during a ceremony where Israel President Isaac Herzog hands him the mandate to form a new government following the victory of the former premier's right-wing alliance in this month's election at the President's residency in Jerusalem November 13, 2022. REUTERS/ Ronen Zvulun

        Opinion: Netanyahu wants peace, but offers few solutions

      • A Leopard 2 A7 main battle tank of the German armed forces Bundeswehr drives through the mud in the context of an informative educational practice "Land Operation Exercise 2017" at the military training area in Munster, northern Germany, on October 13, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / PATRIK STOLLARZ (Photo credit should read PATRIK STOLLARZ/AFP via Getty Images)

        Opinion: Why tanks will be decisive in the next battle for Ukraine