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Китай и кризис европейской системы безопасности

Если бы не было активного сближения Москвы и Пекина все последние десятилетия, не появилось бы азиатской альтернативы европейским рынкам сбыта российской нефти и газа, то не случилось бы никакое «двадцать четвёртое февраля». Является ли Китай главным выгодополучателем из европейского кризиса? Развивается ли ситуация по китайскому плану? Об этом пишет Иван …

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Conflict Trends Update

Bosnia And Herzegovina German govt promised military reinforcements for EU mission to support country’s stability, while tensions over bid for EU candidacy status flared. In first troop contribution in ten years to Operation Althea (EU-led military mission overseeing 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement), German govt 15 June approved deployment of up …

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The war in Ukraine: A no-win situation for the left

The political left is floundering over what to say about the war in Ukraine. Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro supports Russia’s Vladimir Putin, who has been his ally since 2018. Some radicals have denounced high-profile American socialists Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders for backing the United States. Fightback, the Canadian section of …

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Putin Signs Decree Offering Russian Citizenship To All Ukrainians

All Ukrainians can now apply for fast-track Russian citizenship, according to a decree signed Monday by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Previously, this option had been open only to residents of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as well as residents of the southern Zaporizhzhia and the Kherson regions, which are …

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Worsening Inflation Poses Global Challenge

For the outside world, the resignation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on July 7 is tantamount to detonating a bomb in British politics. Yet, for the United Kingdom which pays attention to the rules of the political game and is good at it, this is not exactly something that …

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