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The Diesel Deal: Politics Is One Thing, Law Another

A general licence such as the one issued by the US Treasury for Russian diesel is not the lifting of financial sanctions, and can be cancelled ahead of schedule at any moment. The political effect of the diesel deal must be separated from its legal nature, writes Ivan Timofeev, Programme …

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The End of the Security Umbrella: Why the Houthis and the Axis of Resistance Are Changing the Rules of the Game in the Middle East

The Houthis are preparing to march on Riyadh while the Revolutionary Guards are driving America out of every continent. America’s security umbrella has failed to provide the Gulf petro-monarchies with the much-touted security against Iran and the axis of resistance. Instead, it has made them more susceptible to the realization …

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