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Η γερμανική Ευρώπη και η AUKUS

Τώρα εγείρεται το αδιέξοδο της γερμανικής Ευρώπης, που δεν είναι Δύση, αλλά Mitteleuropa. Οπως πάντοτε ήταν. Με εντελώς άλλα, συγκρουσιακά προς τη Δύση συμφέροντα. Η Γαλλία όμως είναι Δύση. Είναι πυλώνας της. Πλήρωσε, ως μη όφειλε, το τίμημα της νέας συμμαχίας. Και δικαίως εξοργίστηκε. Το χαστούκι ήταν βαρύ. Και, σε …

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Don’t Get Your Hopes Up About Middle East Rapprochement

Talking is good, but how much should expectations and hopes be raised now that Middle East rivals are talking without necessarily putting a pause on their disputes? Friday saw the unveiling of a new “public display of diplomacy” in the broader region when an aide to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed …

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Australia Can’t Get By on Nuclear Subs Alone

The newly minted Australia-U.K.-U.S. security pact, known by its acronym AUKUS, was announced just days after the 70th anniversary of another regional trilateral defense arrangement, the ANZUS treaty, which comprises Australia, New Zealand and the United States. The genesis of both deals was deeply informed by history and geography. Signed …

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Saudi military trains with Greek forces

Saudi Arabia and Greece signed a missile deal earlier this year and are both allies of the UAE and Egypt. Saudi soldiers arrived in Greece on Tuesday for a joint training exercise with their Greek counterparts. Paratrooper units and special security forces from the Royal Saudi Land Forces participated in …

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Sudan’s PM says coup plotters were inside and outside military

An attempted coup in Sudan was organised by elements inside and outside the military establishment, leading to the first arrests of those involved in such a plot, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Tuesday. The failed attempt was preceded by attempts to sow insecurity, especially in the east of Sudan, …

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Mozambique Could Become Africa’s Next Piracy Hot Spot

On March 24, Ansar al-Sunna, a militant group linked to the Islamic State, launched a bloody attack on the coastal town of Palma, in northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, leaving at least 61 dead and scores more unaccounted for. The assault, which lasted more than a week and took place …

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