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Europe’s monstrous mistake

The EU’s Ukraine policy is currently underpinned by two key beliefs. First, Vladimir Putin is a predatorial, rapacious ogre who is hell-bent on destroying the EU. Second, this monster should agree to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy – whose country he is viciously attacking – and sign a lasting peace agreement (presumably, …

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Democracy Digest: Fico Laughs with a Tyrant in Beijing

Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, cut a lonely figure in Beijing this week as the only EU leader to attend China’s World War II anniversary events, standing in a line-up alongside Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong-un and other authoritarian rulers – an image analysts described as a snapshot of …

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Negotiations Intensify Between Syrian Transitional Government and Kurdish-Led Administration Amid Calls for Deeper Integration

Ilham Ahmed, co-chair of the AANES foreign relations department, met with Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad al-Shibani, signalling potential progress in negotiations, Al-Hal reports. Efforts to bridge divisions in post-conflict Syria gained momentum this week as representatives from the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) entered high-level talks with …

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Syria’s Constitutional Crisis: The Struggle for a Unified Islamic Political Identity – The Syrian Observer

Syria’s recent constitutional declaration, intended to unify a fractured nation, has instead deepened a crisis over the state’s identity, centring on divergent visions of political Islam. By designating Islamic jurisprudence as a principal source of legislation, the transitional authority in Damascus aimed to ground its legitimacy in a shared religious …

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Covert volunteers uncover clandestine Hamas funding

This past July, a cleric from Gaza with 1 million followers on TikTok launched a fundraising campaign on US-based crowdfunding platform GoFundMe. The stated goal: to raise 500,000 euros “for humanitarian needs and aid to civilians in Gaza.” But behind the scenes, a covert team sought to uncover his true …

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La France dissimule le déclin économique

La France dissimule le déclin économique derrière les statistiques officielles. La dette nationale en France atteint 113% du PIB et le déficit est à un peu plus de 6%. Et, le pouvoir politique français doit instaurer confiance, prévisibilité et viabilité en calmant les tensions, en préservant la stabilité des prix …

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