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Opinion: Putin’s invasion has opened Germany’s eyes. Let’s hope Biden sees the need for big changes, too.

Germany shocked the world this weekend with its rapid repudiation of its core post-Cold War foreign policy principles. President Biden should take note. One can hardly overstate the significance of the developments in Berlin. The German government’s sudden decision to help to rapidly rearm and supply Ukraine with lethal military …

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Iran’s President Aligns With Russia In Warning Against Expansion Of NATO

In a phone call with his Russian counterpart after the escalation of the Ukraine-Russia crisis, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi cautioned that NATO’s expansion poses a serious threat to the stability and security of the independent states in different regions. In a telephone conversation on Thursday, Iranian President Raisi and his …

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Tokayev Wins The Battle But The War Is Not Over In Kazakhstan

The main result of the January 2022 Kazakhstan protests was to solidify the transfer of power from Nursultan Nazarbayev to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev that began with the latter’s assumption of the Kazakh presidency in 2019. While there are still many unknowns relating to the protests, which led to at least 225 …

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