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Dayton 2.0: Deal that Ended Bosnian War Needs Rewriting, But How?

Twenty-five years ago, a peace deal crafted at a United States air base in Ohio ended the Bosnian war. Today, nobody likes it, but in a politically-divided country, agreement on any reform will be tough to reach. Some want it rewritten, smoothing Bosnia’s path to membership of the European Union. …

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US Election Splits Central Europe

Hungary’s Orban and Poland’s Kaczynski have openly hitched their wagons to Trump’s extreme brand of populism, but the Czechs and Slovaks would welcome more predictable policy out of Washington. Donald Trump has spent the past four years sowing division across the globe. The man hoping to replace him as US …

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Polish Government Stumbles in Face of Mass Protests

After a week of women’s protests that show no sign of letting up, the governing party’s poll numbers are dropping as its leaders scramble out mixed messages about the anti-abortion court ruling they were responsible for.

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Recalling Milosevic, Vucic Seeks Electoral ‘Triple Crown’

By combining presidential, parliamentary and local elections in 2022, President Aleksandar Vucic is trying to stop the opposition from taking Belgrade as a springboard to unseat him. But can he be stopped? President Aleksandar Vucic, whose Serbian Progressive Party, SNS, won Serbia’s parliamentary election in June, has already scheduled new …

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Hezbollah delays formation of Lebanese government

Group ‘has biggest role and biggest say,’ is waiting for result of US presidential election, Christian politician, others tell The Media Line Lebanese President Michel Aoun tasked former prime minister Saad Hariri on October 22 with forming a government, but the powerful Hezbollah movement has been delaying the process.

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Security sources: ‘Turkey troops remain in Libya at GNA’s request’

Turkish security sources stated that Turkish troops will remain in Libya for as long as the Government of National Accord (GNA) wishes. The Libyan 5+5 Joint Military Commission agreed that the Turkish forces would return to bases and exchange detainees, during the two-day meeting to discuss mechanisms for implementing a …

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US, Russia at Odds over Syrian Refugee Conference

Washington is intensifying its diplomatic efforts to ensure that European and Arab countries and United Nations agencies boycott Damascus’ upcoming Syrian refugee conference, set for November 11 and 12. The United States is seeking to underscore the “Russian delusions” over the conference and make sure that it foils Moscow’s plan …

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Syrian Government Artillery Targets Turkish Military Post South of Idleb

On Wednesday, Syrian government forces targeted one of the Turkish military points in the fourth de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria with heavy artillery. This coincides with the Turkish evacuation of one of its largest military points in the de-escalation zone. Syrian government forces have besieged the area since the beginning …

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