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POLAND’S NEW GOVERNMENT CONTINUES MIGRANT PUSHBACKS ON BELARUS BORDER

The liberal-democratic government of Donald Tusk is continuing the hardline approach of its predecessor over migration on the border with Belarus, with an announcement expected on Monday about billions more to be spent on border security. Ahead of an announcement on Monday by Prime Minister Donald Tusk that his government …

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Democracy Digest: NATO, EU Meetings Boost Prague’s Leadership Credentials

Elsewhere in the region, ECHR rules against Poland in surveillance case; Slovakia’s most popular politics show taken off the air; and as EU election polls narrow, Fidesz resorts to disinformation about EU conscription. An informal two-day meeting of 32 NATO foreign ministers kicked off on Thursday in Prague, with the …

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Iranian Strategy after Raisi

The death of Iran’s President Ibrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian might produce modest shifts of emphasis in Iran’s national security strategy.The regime is likely to favor hardline candidates in the June 28 special presidential election to replace him, and permission for reformist candidates to run would signal an …

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