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Why Did Russia Send More S-400 Missile Defense Systems to the Arctic?
Russia is adding more S-400 air defense systems to the Arctic in what can be seen as an overt effort…
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A Fresh Chance for the Security Council to Tackle COVID-19
The Council should plan how to best implement these vaccination drives and, once vaccine supplies are sufficient, provide political and…
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Joe Biden’s Ukraine Policy: A Repeat of George W. Bush in Georgia?
Biden’s administration is going out of its way to assure Ukraine’s government that the United States and the North Atlantic…
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Philippines accuses China of plans to occupy more South China Sea ‘features’
China claims almost the entirety of the resource-rich sea and has asserted its stance by building up small shoals and…
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Why Jordan’s Apparent Coup Attempt Could Throw the Middle East Into Turmoil
On Saturday, Jordanian authorities arrested nearly twenty people and placed the kingdom’s former crown prince under house arrest. Adam Lammon…
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Myanmar protesters hold ‘flower protests’ to honor dead
Hundreds turned out on Friday morning and laid flowers in public places to remember victims of a brutal crackdown by…
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World opinion condemns China’s violations of int’l law in East Sea
Hanoi (VNA) – Many countries in the world have showed serious concerns over China’s recent deployment of over 200 ships…
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The Cost of the Coup: Myanmar Edges Toward State Collapse
The military seems bent on imposing its will, using draconian tactics that are only strengthening demonstrators’ will to resist. ICG…
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Commonwealth prosecutors wrong on Witness K case, former NSW DPP says
The former New South Wales director of public prosecutions, Nicholas Cowdery, has slammed the prosecution of lawyer Bernard Collaery and…
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What’s the Point of Nuclear Weapons Today?
Nuclear weapons sometimes sound like a throwback to another era, but they don’t just remain on stand-by. ICG Nuclear-armed nations…
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Russia suspected of stealing thousands of State Department emails
Suspected Russian hackers stole thousands of State Department officials’ emails last year, according to two Congressional sources familiar with the…
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Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council: A Delicate Balancing Act
Perhaps no faction, not even the Huthis who control much of the northern highlands, better exemplifies these new networks than…
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We’re good at giving guns but not at taking in victims of war
People are fleeing wars in which Australia is deeply involved, so our responsibility to provide asylum seekers with a safe…
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A Concert of Powers for a Global Era
Something similar would be a boon to global governance today. Richard Haass, Charles Kupchan Project Syndicate NEW YORK – Last…
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There Will Not Be a New Cold War
For the past few decades, Chinese scholars, pundits, and diplomats have often falsely accused the United States of adopting a…
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Two Years, Four Elections: The Twists and Turns of Israel’s Political Deadlock
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Mairav Zonszein lays out the stakes for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the direction…
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