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Blinken Warns Russia Of Action Should Moscow Invade Ukraine

The United States is warning Russia that the U.S. and its allies will respond “forcefully and resolutely” to further Russian military aggression against Ukraine but hopes Moscow will pursue a diplomatic path to resolve the crisis, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told VOA in Kyiv Wednesday. “We’ve offered Russia a …

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Rebuilding The World Order – Analysis

Many in the West believe China’s economic ascendancy indicates that Beijing is covertly working to usher in a new world order in which the balance of power has shifted. History shows that changes in the world order are inevitable, but they are not happening as quickly as some analysts think. …

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Putin’s Post-Soviet World Remains A Work In Progress, But Africa Already Looms – Analysis

Russian civilisationalism is proving handy as President Vladimir Putin seeks to expand the imaginary boundaries of his Russian World, whose frontiers are defined by Russian speakers and adherents to Russian culture rather than international law and/or ethnicity. Mr. Putin’s disruptive and expansive nationalist ideology has underpinned his aggressive approach to …

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Moscow’s Compellence Strategy – Analysis

How ambitious are Russia’s foreign policy objectives, and how much force does Moscow believe it must employ to achieve them? Moscow has submitted various ultimatums, but the most critical and pressing issue is that the Kremlin now regards Ukraine as a permanently hostile country continuing to increase its defense capabilities. …

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Ukraine, Russia And The Kosovo Precedent

Some years ago, in the aftermath of Russia’s 2014 seizure of Crimea, I noted in this space the precedent set by the West’s support of Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence in February 2008. Kosovo had been part of Serbia and recognized as such in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244. …

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Syria: German Trial For Wartime Atrocities Opens

Judges in Frankfurt, Germany will begin hearing evidence on January 19, 2022 in a trial involving allegations of torture and murder by state agents during Syria’s decade-long brutal armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said. The start of the second trial in Germany for crimes against humanity committed in Syria, shows …

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Macron ist ein Segen für die EU

Emmanuel Macron wird vorgeworfen, ein Sonntagsredner zu sein. Und seine Atompolitik ist umstritten. Aber dennoch braucht ihn die EU. Europa, immer wieder Europa: Zum dritten Mal innerhalb von zwei Monaten hat Präsident Emmanuel Macron seine Pläne für den französischen EU-Vorsitz vorgestellt – diesmal vor dem Europaparlament in Straßburg. Ist Macron …

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