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Die Europäische Union zeigt Zähne

Im Streit um Polens Justizreform hat der Europäische Gerichtshof eine Millionenstrafe gegen das Land verhängt. Dieses Vorgehen ist der voraussichtlich einzige wirksame Weg, den die EU im Rechtstreit mit seinem Mitglied de facto in der Hand hat, kommentiert Bettina Klein. Für Polen gehe es ans Eingemachte. Die heute verhängten Strafzahlungen …

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Guinée : qui est Lauriane Doumbouya, la nouvelle première dame ?

Le 1er octobre, lors de la cérémonie d’investiture de Mamadi Doumbouya, la présence de cette Française aux côtés du putschiste a été remarquée. « Jeune Afrique » a enquêté sur cet officier de gendarmerie devenue première dame. Le téléphone sonne désespérément dans le vide. Il n’y a plus personne pour …

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Military coup opens new chapter in Sudan’s regional ties

The Sudanese army carried out a military coup that will undermine the fragile democratic transition process in the country and deepen its economic crisis. The Sudanese army has overthrown its civilian partners in power through a military coup that is bound to undermine the fragile democratic transition process in the …

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Islamic State attack kills 12 in central Iraq

The Islamic State continues to operate in Iraq despite losing its territory there years ago. The Islamic State conducted a deadly attack in Iraq late last night. The shooting occurred in the Diyala province northeast of Baghdad, in the village of Al-Rashad. Twelve civilians were killed and at least 15 …

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Containment Beyond the Cold War

On December 15, 1991, U.S. Secretary of State James Baker arrived in Moscow amid political chaos to meet with Russian leader Boris Yeltsin, who was at the time busy wresting power from his nemesis, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. Yeltsin had recently made a shocking announcement that he and the leaders …

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Hopes dim in stranded Syrian camp near US military base

Some 10,000 displaced Syrians living in a squalid camp miles away from the American garrison of al-Tanf had hoped the Biden administration would resolve their plight. The Biden administration touted this summer’s United Nations Security Council deal to avert humanitarian disaster in northwest Syria as proof that Washington and Moscow …

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The Fall and Rise of Techno-Globalism

Two key words were missing from the statements that followed the inaugural in-person summit in September of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, also known as the Quad, which features Australia, India, Japan, and the United States. The first absent word was predictable: “China.” Although the country’s growing strength is the clear …

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