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Iran Says Ready To Arm Syria With Advanced Weapons

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani said Tehran is prepared to equip the Syrian military forces with sophisticated weapons and open “strategic defense gear” factories in the Arab country. The Iranian defense minister, who was accompanying the Iranian president during a visit to Syria last week, held a …

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US Banking Crisis In A New Stage Of Contagion? – OpEd

In view of the Fed, American banking crisis is over. Yet, US and European banks face the most acute stress since 2008 and 2011, respectively. Global economy is exposed to new headwinds. Last week, as the Federal Reserve pushed ahead with its 10th rate hike since last March, its chairman …

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Harold James: As long as Putinism is seen as a viable alternative to liberalism and democracy, it will destabilize the entire world.

Ukraine has little chance of achieving economic (and democratic) development with an angry and vengeful neighbor spreading disinformation and nurturing discontent and violence, Harold James, a professor of history and international relations at Princeton University, told Project Syndicate in an interview. As long as Putinism is seen as a viable …

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The Lesson Of Iran’s Uprising – OpEd

Introduction Seven months after the start of the nationwide uprising in Iran, there can be no doubt about the Iranian people’s deep-seated discontent toward the current theocratic regime that has ruled the country for four decades. The protests have brought to the surface the profound frustration and rage that has …

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Geopolitics Still Engulfs Black Sea Grain Initiative – OpEd

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has taken steps for the extension, improvement and expansion of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, but Russia authorities explicitly indicated that it would unlikely to participate in the deal due to the fact that its conditions were not respected and taken into consideration. “I …

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China’s support may not be ‘lethal aid,’ but it’s vital to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine

It’s the conventional wisdom in Washington and in most European capitals: China is only providing limited support to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In Beijing, meanwhile, officials attempt to portray neutrality, emphasizing that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is not providing weapons to Russia. As PRC leader Xi Jinping told Ukrainian President …

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