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Streets on fire: Is Georgia opposition forming up a coup?

By Almut Rochowanski on Dec 02, 2024 09:10 am
Featured Image Events have taken an astonishing turn in the Republic of Georgia. On Thursday, newly re-appointed Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced that Georgia would not “put the issue of opening negotiations with the European Union on the agenda until the end of 2028,” and not accept budget support from the EU until then, either.
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Rebels seize on Assad weakness, attack Aleppo

By Steven Simon on Nov 29, 2024 01:46 pm
Featured Image Update 12/1: Rebel forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) have taken most of Aleppo with Syrian army forces pulling back amid losses. According to reports, rebel forces were making their way to Hama early Sunday and "claiming control of government-held areas along the way."
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How Trump’s dump on de-dollarization affects BRICS

By Kudrat Wadhwa on Nov 28, 2024 12:05 am
Featured Image During a campaign rally in Wisconsin in September 2024, President-elect Trump said, "Many countries are leaving the dollar. They're not going to leave the dollar with me. I'll say, you leave the dollar, you're not doing business with the United States because we're going to put a 100% tariff on your goods."
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Thiel pal and venture capitalist eyed for 2nd highest post in Pentagon

By Stavroula Pabst on Nov 27, 2024 07:57 am
Featured Image According to WSJ, President-elect Donald Trump is eyeing Trae Stephens, a close affiliate of venture capitalist and Pentagon contractor Peter Thiel, as his incoming administration’s Deputy Secretary of Defense.
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Putin’s game is hypersonic: Is that why we can’t see it?

By Ian Proud on Nov 27, 2024 01:05 am
Featured Image On Nov. 21, Vladimir Putin presented a huge escalation challenge to the West: are you ready for Russia to strike NATO facilities anywhere in Europe with hypersonic munitions that you don’t possess?
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Why Biden is going to Angola

By Dan M. Ford on Nov 27, 2024 12:05 am
Featured Image In keeping with a promise he made in 2022 to visit Africa while in office, President Joe Biden is scheduled to travel to Luanda, Angola in the first week of December for a visit with Angolan president João Lourenço. Originally planned for October, the trip was postponed to allow the president to tend to domestic matters in the wake of Hurricane Milton.
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