Over the last ten days, Ukrainians have achieved astonishing gains over the Russian army. For …
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What we’ve been able to provide Ukraine that has been most telling hasn’t been diplomatic …
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Right-wing nationalists are spreading a dangerous “stab-in-the-back” myth to explain Russia’s crushing defeats. A new …
Read More »Putin Threatens to Halt All Energy Exports to the West
Russian president Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that Russia would stop all energy exports to the …
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The retreat of Russia’s forces from the Kharkiv district marks the most significant defeat for …
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It appears that calm has returned to Iraq after the reported intervention of Ayatollah Ali …
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Overview of the crisis Iraq is facing one of its worst political crises in years. …
Read More »“Carpet weaving” east of the Euphrates: Iranian proxy groups expand their influence in Syria’s Hasakah Province
On Aug. 22, the northeastern Syrian city of al-Hasakah was inundated with leaflets condemning creeping …
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Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine renewed international experts’ focus on Moscow’s earlier military intervention …
Read More »Syria, Russia Carry Out Coordinated Airstrikes on Rebel Training Camps in Idlib
Syrian and Russian forces attacked the training camps of Syrian armed rebel groups in the …
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