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Arab Winter? What Arab Winter? – Analysis

Protesters in Syria, Bahrain, Libya, Iran, and Israel are dashing autocratic and authoritarian hopes of a prolonged winter. In response, Arab autocrats are scrambling to squash what they fear could evolve into a third wave of protests in little more than a decade. The autocrats have deployed tools ranging from …

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Re-Assessing The Russian Su-35: Recent Developments With The Ongoing War – Analysis

The Su-35 is widely regarded as a very sophisticated fighter aircraft, with advanced technological features. However, it has formidable competition from other fighter planes within its category. The Su-35 is an extensively enhanced iteration of the Su-27, integrating several fifth-generation technologies, including new radar systems, engines, and stealth capabilities. The …

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Ukraine: Zelenskyy To Replace Defense Minister In Surprise Move

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said late on September 3 that he has decided to replace wartime Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov with Rustem Umerov, a Ukrainian politician of Crimean Tatar origin, in a surprising shake-up as Kyiv’s forces press on with their counteroffensive against the Russian invasion. Zelenskiy said in a …

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Will Military Coup Leaders Show Up At The UN? – OpEd

The rash of recent military take-overs in Africa was perhaps best described by French President Emmanuel Macron as “an epidemic of coups in the Sahel”—a fast spreading disease in the continent. France, a former colonial power in Africa with access to rich minerals in the region, is one of the …

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Announces Cabinet Shakeup To Combat Corruption

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he is replacing Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov with 41-year-old Rustem Umerov, who is currently in charge of Ukraine’s main privatization fund. Zelenskyy’s announcement during his nightly video address Sunday, signals a greater shakeup in Ukraine’s wartime military defense establishment. “I’ve decided to replace the …

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