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Sanctioning Russia is a long game. Here’s how to win.

Sticking to US President Joe Biden’s public pledge to “stay the course,” the White House has made clear both publicly and privately that it intends to sustain and even intensify its support for Ukraine and pressure on Russia. While military support remains the critical pillar of Western policy, especially in …

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Our experts decipher NATO’s new Strategic Concept

This one was a decade in the making. On Wednesday, NATO released its new Strategic Concept—a sixteen-page document of dry diplomat-speak sketching out the Alliance’s future path as it takes on threats posed by Russia, China, climate change, and more. But what were the allies really saying amid all the …

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Юлиан Попов: Русия няма нужда от посолство в България

Извън емоциите, като помисли човек, Русия няма нужда от посолство в България. Норвегия няма посолство, Канада няма. А в бъдеще вероятно ще внасяме повече енергийни ресурси от Норвегия. Канадската икономика е по-голяма от руската. Това коментира във “Фейсбук” Юлиан Попов. А и в Канада живеят повече българи, отколкото в Русия. …

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Car bomb kills at least six in Yemen’s Aden -officials

A car bomb attack on the convoy of a Yemeni military official in the southern port city of Aden killed at least six people and wounded several others on Wednesday, military officials said. The head of security forces of Lahaj province Saleh al-Sayed survived the assassination attempt, three military officials …

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Madrid Zirvesi öncesinde NATO’da yaşanan krizi tersinden okuduğumuzda

Bir NATO zirvesi daha geride kaldı. Önceki gün ve dün Madrid’de gerçekleşen, NATO’ya üye 30 ülkenin devlet ya da hükümet başkanları düzeyinde temsil edildiği zirve, Finlandiya ve İsveç’in ittifaka resmen üye olmak üzere davet edildikleri, bu yönüyle NATO tarihinde özel yeri olan bir toplantı olarak hatırlanacaktır. Rusya’nın Ukrayna’yı işgal ettiği …

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What Turkey won with its NATO leverage

JUST INThe door is back open. After weeks of tension, Turkey finally dropped its objection to Finland and Sweden’s bids to join NATO as the Alliance kicked off its summit in Madrid on Tuesday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan scored a face-to-face meeting with US President Joe Biden and spurred …

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