February, 2023

• 14 February

  From Bad to Worse in Cameroon?

  

  As President Paul Biya turns ninety this week, an escalating power struggle for his position leaves most Cameroonians with little to celebrate. Journalism has long been a dangerous profession in Cameroon, but 2023 has been especially deadly. Just days after the body of muckraking reporter Martinez Zogo was found with …

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• 14 February

  Friends in Need

  

  What the War in Ukraine Has Revealed About Alliances NATO was created to prevent a major war in Europe, a task it accomplished well for many decades. Apart from the brief Kosovo war in 1999, its members never had to fight together or coordinate a joint response to aggression—until a …

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• 14 February

  The Cult of Secrecy

  

  America’s Classification Crisis In August 2016, the United States suffered one of the most cataclysmic leaks of classified information in history. An anonymous entity calling itself “the Shadow Brokers” exposed an arsenal of cyberweapons that had been developed—in great secrecy—by the National Security Agency. The intelligence community sprang into damage-control …

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• 14 February

  What role for Europe in the Middle East and North Africa?

  

  Now that Europe is desperate to find new energy suppliers, the resource-rich countries of the Middle East and North Africa are hoping to boost their economy and influence. Europe is unlikely to turn back to Russia for energy even after the warMENA countries have suddenly become much more valuable alliesWorld …

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• 14 February

  Reconstructing the postwar Black Sea region

  

  The importance of the Black Sea region was made obvious by the invasion of Ukraine, and the area will likely play an important role in postwar reconstruction. The war in Ukraine has revealed the importance of the Black Sea regionJoint efforts to boost cooperation could unlock the region’s potentialEconomic integration …

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• 14 February

  Serbia sees itself as heir to Yugoslavia’s nonaligned tradition

  

  Leading nonaligned nations are touted as possible mediators in helping to end Russia’s war on Ukraine. It remains to be seen what role Belgrade will play. Belgrade hosted key events in the nonaligned movement 60 years apartSerbia supports Ukraine’s territorial integrity but refuses to sanction RussiaIn many ways, Serbia’s foreign …

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• 14 February

  The risks of an ISIS comeback

  

  Islamic State has faced considerable losses in recent years, but not enough to permanently prevent the organization from resurging. On February 9, 2022, the United States-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS issued a communique stating that it “remains resolutely committed to achieving the enduring defeat of ISIS. Recent events in …

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• 14 February

  „Vučićeva politika kao saobraćajna nesreća koju ne biste da gledate“: Da li se priprema javnost za potpisivanje predloga o Kosovu?

  

  Sve što radi lider vladajuće Srpske napredne stranke i njegova ekipa u poslednjih deset godina je tragi-komično. Zapravo, sve to možemo da posmatramo kao tragediju koja će dovesti, ili je već dovela do urušavanja i uništavanja ovog društva – kaže za Danas reditelj Stevan Filipović. U odgovoru na pitanje da …

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• 14 February

  APPLY THE LOGIC OF THE AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL TO SYRIA

  Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has entered its twelfth month. Reporting on the conflict understandably focuses on the day-to-day fighting and destruction, but it is important for Americans and U.S. policymakers to understand the larger issues raised by the war and the U.S. role in it. The following Defense Priorities analysis …

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• 14 February

  Europe’s Proxy War against Israel

  

  What is even more painful and humiliating for the Palestinians, is that EU officials who regularly visit the Gaza Strip intentionally ignore the suffering of the Palestinians living under Hamas. On February 2, fifteen EU Heads of Mission visited the Gaza Strip without saying a single word about any of …

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