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The Rise of ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomacy from China

Chinese diplomats have engaged in aggressive ‘wolf warrior’ public diplomacy in the last year, following instructions from President Xi Jinping to show more ‘fighting spirit’ in defending China on the world stage.

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What’s behind the wave of mysterious incidents in Iran?

On the 10th anniversary of the discovery of the Stuxnet computer virus, designed by the U.S. and Israel to target Iran’s nuclear program, the Islamic Republic is facing a new wave of unclaimed acts of sabotage. While military and nuclear facilities in Parchin and Natanz have been attacked, this latest …

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Turkey’s Generation Z Turns Against Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s online address to students on June 26 was the latest sign that his efforts to shape Turkey’s young generation in his image have failed. Thousands of students joining the YouTube livestream disliked the video and used the comments section to criticize Erdogan and tell him …

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