Eurasia

Dla Polaków we Francji

Wielu rodaków stan wojenny zastał poza krajem. Dzięki hojności francuskich instytucji mógł ich przez dekadę wspierać Komitet Pomocy Polakom we Francji. Komitet został założony 15 grudnia 1981 roku. Inicjatorami jego powstania byli m.in. Bernadette Gradis i Artur Dela, jego pierwszy prezes. Wprowadzenie stanu wojennego w Polsce obudziło ogromną solidarność we …

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US-backed Syria forces say 5 IS suspects killed in raid

Syrian Kurdish-led forces said Monday their ant-terrorism unit, with U.S.-led coalition support, killed five suspected Islamic State group fighters in a raid to break up a militant cell in Syria’s east. The Syrian Democratic Forces unit carried out the joint operation with the international coalition near Busayrah, a village in …

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Has Biden Thrown Ukraine Under The Bus, Or Averted War: Or Both? Or Neither? – Analysis

As White House phone calls go, the one that Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy had this week may end up being among the most consequential of his presidency. And it’s certainly not the first time U.S. President Joe Biden has held a tough conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart on the subject of …

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Biden’s White House Is Deliberately Flaring Up Tensions With Kremlin

This must be a rare occasion when Russian President Vladimir Putin during his 18 years in the Kremlin came out second best in an encounter with an American president. And it had to be at the hands of President Joe Biden who has not yet completed one year in office. …

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The Human Security Dimension of Governance Challenges in Afghanistan

The Taliban takeover has decimated the gains of the past twenty years achieved by Afghans—against tremendous odds—in the spaces of education, women’s rights, and civil society engagement. With no embassy and no forward presence on the ground in Afghanistan, Washington’s leverage to impact events has been significantly reduced. Among a …

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Traditional Espionage Challenged by Ubiquity of Emerging Technologies

The need for human intelligence (HUMINT) never wanes, but the risks are evolving as new surveillance technologies proliferate. HUMINT in the age of ubiquitous cameras and biometrics is a challenge for all intelligence agencies, operatives, and sources. From alias travel through airports with biometrics to constant tracking by phone, there …

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Report: US Sent 30 Anti-Tank Missile Systems To Ukraine In October

The United States reportedly sent 30 Javelin anti-tank guided missile systems to Ukraine in October as part of its annual military aid to help the country deter Russian aggression. The shipment of the man-portable systems also included 180 Javelin rockets, Russia’s state news agency TASS reported, citing answers it received …

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Blinken Attends G-7 Meeting Amid Rising Tensions With Russia, China, Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is attending talks that began Saturday among Group of Seven foreign ministers in Liverpool, with a call from British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss to unite against authoritarianism. The appeal from Truss came as ministers from the world’s wealthiest democracies, informally known as the G-7, …

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‘Great Mining Migration’: Power-Hungry Bitcoin Leaves China

On 14 April this year, the price of a single Bitcoin reached a then all-time-high of around US$64,870. Just over a month later, the price of the world’s most popular digital currency had tumbled to $34,259. A significant driver behind this sudden drop was the news that China had begun …

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The Future Of The EU: One-Block Or Two-Block EU

The movement toward unification of Europe was undoubtedly a major event in the world history of twenty century, appealing to a free and united Europe through a link between States renouncing to their absolute sovereignty. After the Treaty of Rome (1957), when the common market was achieved, single market and …

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