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BRICS is doubling its membership. Is the bloc a new rival for the G7?

This bloc goes to eleven. At its summit on Thursday in Johannesburg, the BRICS group of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa announced that its membership is more than doubling. Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Saudi Arabia have been invited to join the group …

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Ukraine Military Situation Report: The F-16 Decision – Analysis

The United States has approved the decision of the Danish and Dutch governments to send F-16 combat aircraft to Ukraine. Ukraine Needs the F-16The Ukrainian Armed Forces have a problem. In the twenty-first century, no land power—regardless of the potency of its heavy armor, infantry, or artillery—can prevail in war …

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Meloni’s Balancing Act – OpEd

Her first year in office has confounded expectations, as Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni blended Atlanticism and pragmatism towards the EU with right-wing populism on immigration, cultural issues and green policy. When Meloni became Italy’s prime minister last October, many were worried that the leader of the far-right Brothers of …

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