Has Russia’s far-right outflanked Putin?

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Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 this year, the Kremlin has sought by every means to minimize the reality of war. The description of the invasion as a “special operation” and persecution of anyone who dared call it by any other name is intended to underline the supposedly temporary and limited nature of […]

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How Biden is and isn’t responding to Putin’s nuclear threat

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Joe Biden has warned that any use of tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine by Russia could lead to “Armageddon.” Speaking at a Democratic fundraising event in New York on October 6, the US president said the crisis was the closest the world had come to nuclear catastrophe in 60 years. “We have not faced the […]

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Taking the measure of Marcos Jr’s first 100 days

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MANILA – Ferdinand Marcos Jr has defied both his allies and critics in his first 100 days in office, shifting the Philippines in new political and diplomatic directions in a major policy reboot. After six years of disruptive populism under predecessor president Rodrigo Duterte, who lashed out at Western allies and railed against local big […]

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Iranian, Turkish moves to join SCO raise its profile

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Held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from September 15 to 16, the 2022 summit of the SCO Heads of State Council demonstrated that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was continuing to evolve into a viable international political congregation independent from the West. In the early 19th century, international organizations (IOs) began to emerge as modest arbiters of European affairs. […]

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US blacklists China’s DJI drones for alleged PLA ties

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China’s DJI, the world’s largest drone maker, has been accused by the United States of having ties with the Chinese army after its products were reportedly used by Russian troops to invade Ukraine. On October 4, the United States Department of Defense (DoD) blacklisted 13 Chinese companies, including DJI, BGI Genomics and China State Construction […]

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