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May, 2023

  • 19 May

    US And Ukraine Promoting Separatism In Chechen, Circassian, Nogay, Kumyk And Ingush Areas – OpEd

    Yana Amelina, the coordinator of the Caucasus Geopolitical Club, a group of pro-Moscow experts in that region, says that today just like 40 years ago, the West is seeking to dismember the Russian state by promoting both ethnic separatism and regionalism, which she defines as separatism without an ethnic component. …

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  • 19 May

    Parliamentary Elections In Greece: Uncertainty As Never Before – Analysis

    Greece was the first country from the region that joined the EUGreece was the first country from the region that joined the European Union. Namely, Greece became and EU member in 1981, a member of the Schengen Zone in 1992, and it joined the Eurozone in 2001. Greece has been …

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  • 19 May

    Is The US Preparing To Punish OPEC? – OpEd

    In early May, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary was reportedly considering a bill to pressure the OPEC oil producers’ group to stop making output cuts by revoking the sovereign immunity that has protected OPEC+ members and their national oil companies from lawsuits over price collusion. (The …

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  • 19 May

    Croats In Serbia: The Most Discriminated Nation In Europe – Analysis

    At the end of April, the 2022 population census of the Republic of Serbia was published, which revealed that the number of Croats in that country has drastically decreased in the past decade. According to the data of the Republic Institute of Statistics, 39,107 Croats lived in Serbia last year, …

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  • 19 May

    How Transition In Warfare Tactics Is Reshaping International Security – OpEd

    Warfare has always been a fluid idea that has undergone considerable changes as time and technological development have progressed. The introduction of new technology like drones, cyberwarfare, and artificial intelligence (AI) has led to some significant changes in how wars are fought and handled in recent years. These developments have …

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  • 19 May

    End The FBI – OpEd

    Special counsel John Durham on Monday released his report on the FBI’s role in investigating the 2016 Donald Trump campaign’s alleged collusion with Russia. This investigation, codenamed “Crossfire Hurricane,” had been—according to Durham’s report—”swiftly” opened as a full-blown investigation in response to “unevaluated intelligence information” by FBI personnel “without ever …

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  • 19 May

    US braces for another Erdogan era in Turkey

    President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the favorite to win Turkey’s hotly contested runoff election that will have implications for its relationship with Washington. Turkish voters will return to the polls later this month in a heated runoff election that will be watched closely by the United States. The Biden administration …

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  • 19 May

    Syria’s Assad lands in Saudi Arabia seeking financial incentives at Arab summit

    Robert Ford, the last US ambassador to Syria, said the Jeddah summit will likely end with “nice promises” in front of the cameras but a different outcome in reality as normalization with Assad, overriding sanctions and the return of refugees face mounting hurdles. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad landed in Saudi …

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  • 19 May

    Gagauzia’s New Governor, if Confirmed, Poses Headache for Moldovan Govt

    Evghenia Gutul’s victory in the race for governor of autonomous Gagauzia has been dogged by allegations of irregularities. If confirmed, her pro-Russian party, bankrolled by a fugitive oligarch, will have a seat in Moldova’s pro-European cabinet. Evghenia Gutul may not have much of a political background to speak of, but …

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  • 19 May

    Kosovo Failing to Punish Violent Crime, BIRN Finds

    Police and prosecutors in Kosovo are struggling to solve violent crimes, particularly when they occur in a northern pocket of the country populated mainly by Serbs, according to a BIRN analysis of crime data illustrated in an interactive map. Violent crime in Kosovo frequently goes unpunished, particularly in the Serb-majority …

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