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Russia Looks to Economic Redistribution to Shore Up the Regime

In Russia, last year’s exodus of Western companies and Russian entrepreneurs is creating opportunities to entrench the regime, as a wartime redistribution of assets belonging to those who left the country promises to enrich what remains of the middle class and bind it to the state.In any discussion over the …

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A grand US-Saudi bargain? The cost of ties with Israel

Analysis: While Saudi demands for US weapons and nuclear energy are real, Riyadh is also likely testing the water to see what’s possible in Washington as the costs of normalising ties with Israel still far outweigh the benefits. Last month, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the US Princess …

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