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ON THE GEOPOLITICS OF TRANSCAUCASIA

The South Caucasus poses a serious problem for Russia. However, like all neighboring countries, with the exception of Belarus. Only with Minsk are relations fundamental and reliable. Everything else is highly problematic. It’s all about the lack of a clear strategy. Over the past 30 years, Russia has been moving …

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MIDDLE EAST: ESCHATOLOGICAL SCENARIO

Let’s try to describe one of the possible scenarios for further escalation in the Middle East. The Palestinian uprising begins in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Fatah cannot contain the situation. Seeing how Israel is carrying out full-fledged genocide in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinians are launching a total …

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What will Israel’s ground invasion mean for Gaza?

Israel has been heavily bombing the Gaza Strip for ten days following Hamas’ unprecedented attack on 7 October, with its forces now mobilising in huge numbers for an impending ground assault. So far, nearly 2,800 Palestinians have been killed and more than 10,000 wounded by Israeli airstrikes, with Gaza experiencing …

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Ignoring Russian Colonialism Has Deadly Consequences

Since the Soviet days, Russia has tried to sell the story that the country is a “family of nations.” President Vladimir Putin still tires to export this narrative, as shown when an indigenous Tuvan musician represented Russia during a performance at the recent G20 summit in India. But this multicultural …

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U.S. Journalist Working for Radio Free Europe Detained in Russia

A Russian-American journalist working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has been detained in Russia and charged with failing to register as a foreign agent, her employer and a journalist watchdog group said Wednesday. Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor with the U.S. Congress-funded outlet’s Tatar-Bashkir service, “needs to be released so she …

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