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Greece: Will Newly Elected President Of SYRIZA Succeed In Breaking Dominance Of New Democracy? – Analysis

The Republic of Greece has a distinctive system of local self-government. Following its territorial reorganization in 2011, the country consists of 325 municipalities and 13 regions. In this structure, local officials serve a four-year term. The current local administration is predominantly led by mayors affiliated with New Democracy, a member …

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Learning from Failed Peace Efforts in Afghanistan

The United States should be applying lessons for when and how to negotiate with adversaries to other conflicts — starting with Ukraine. Over the course of 20 years, the United States made strategic mistakes in its war with the Taliban that helped fuel the insurgency and likely precluded an earlier …

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Leak Unveils Russian Oligarch Abramovich’s $1 Billion Art Collection. Despite Sanctions, It Has Not Been Seized or Frozen.

Documents leaked from Cyprus show that, just before Russia invaded Ukraine and Abramovich was sanctioned last year, the billionaire passed the massive collection to his ex-wife. Abramovich and his ex-wife, Dasha Zhukova, amassed a collection of hundreds of pieces of prestigious modern art, valued at $963 million in 2018.After warnings …

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Investigators worldwide continue to open ‘Pandora’s Box’ to pursue criminals identified in Pandora Papers two years after ICIJ’s landmark investigation

The Pandora Papers exposed the financial secrets of powerful people in more than 100 countries, leading to a worldwide crackdown on tax dodgers, money launderers and the white-collar professionals who enable them. From India to Germany, Peru, the U.K. and beyond, two years after the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists …

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