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Information in Kosovo: public service or instruments of power?

Two institutions, one pattern The IMC is the body responsible for regulating the broadcast media sector in Kosovo. It operates under the direct authority of the Parliament, which votes on its annual budget and appoints its seven-member board. RTK, the public broadcaster, has an eleven-member board approved by the Assembly, …

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Syria in the shadow of the Iran war: From crisis to opportunity?

Damascus, Syria – US President Donald Trump declared the memorandum of understanding that would end months of war between the US and Iran “all signed” last week. Those in Syria have been onlookers to the war, often literally, with Iranian missiles targeting Israel frequently visible in the night sky over …

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Will Netanyahu bow to US pressure and wind down Lebanon war?

Less than 48 hours after Iran and the United States reached a deal to end the war and begin negotiations on a durable peace, Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon killed at least four people, and Hezbollah carried out two operations against Israeli forces trying to infiltrate deeper into Lebanese territory. …

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