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When The Culture Of Vendetta Threatens Democracy – OpEd
The tumultuous past few weeks manifest the fragility of Pakistan’s democracy. It shows failure of the democratic and parliamentary system, and triumph of vendetta over truth and reason. The violent...
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Fears Over Kyrgyzstan’s Latest Attempt To Push Through Russian-Style ‘Foreign...
By Chris Rickleton (RFE/RL) — Politicians in Kyrgyzstan have for years attempted to push through controversial legislation that would impose restrictions on nongovernmental organizations that receive...
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China Needs To Acknowledge Tiananmen Massacre, Says HRW
Chinese authorities are increasing efforts to erase memories of the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square Massacre in Beijing while people across the globe commemorate the event, Human Rights Watch said...
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Putin Personality Cult Stabilizes Russia But Only As Long As He Lives – OpEd
Putin’s cult of personality, Vladimir Pastukhov says, “is not only the main but apparently the only political institution in Russia that is fully operational and that has been gradually pushing all...
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Nigeria: Tinubu Biting The Bullet From Day One – OpEd
By Azu Ishiekwene President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is under fire for announcing that petrol subsidy is gone from day one. His inauguration address also touched on a unified currency exchange, high interest...
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Coto Mixto: Anarchy In Galicia – OpEd
By Daniel Morena Viton* A concrete example of an anarchic order existed within Spain, on the current border between Spain and Portugal, in the kingdoms of Castilla and Galicia. By “anarchy” I mean the...
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Angel Investment In Spain, Resilient And Tech-Focused
The year 2022 was complicated for Spanish business angels, with more than half making no investments at all. But 2023 promises to be a turning point: over 90% intend to get back in the game. This is...
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The Mighty Dollar: Questioning The Role Of A Monetary Hegemon – Analysis
By Diya Dixit* Over its 70-year reign, the dollar has secured for itself a role that far outsizes its parent nation. The United States (US) accounts for just over a tenth of global trade and...
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Ukraine Military Situation Report – Analysis
By Can Kasapoğlu* 1. Iranian Loitering Munitions Threaten Ukraine The Russian military has intensified its drone and missile salvos, hitting Ukrainian population centers continuously. Recent weeks...
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US Defense Secretary ‘Deeply Concerned’ About China’s Unwillingness To Engage
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has urged China’s military leaders to engage after his call to meet with the Chinese counterpart was rebuffed, saying open lines of communication are...
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Constitutional Rights At Stake: Assessing California’s Gun Legislation AB-28...
The California Assembly recently passed Assembly Bill 28, the “Gun Violence Prevention, Healing, and Recovery Act,” authored by Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel, Woodland Hills Democrat. Under this measure,...
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Humanitarian Significance Of Bangladesh’s Disaster Aid To Myanmar – OpEd
Cyclone Storm Mocha has caused extensive devastation in Myanmar, affecting regions already facing challenges due to civil unrest, armed clashes, a changing climate and a fragile economy. The cyclone...
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One Jewish View Of Prophet Muhammad As An Abrahamic Prophet – OpEd
Almost all parents love their own children much more than they love the children of their neighbors. This is only natural. Most parents are also able to acknowledge that some of their neighbor’s...
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Taiwan’s Imported Wolf Warriors – OpEd
China’s State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Li Shangfu shared with a world audience what can be considered as the country’s definitive Taiwan policy position going forward. Speaking at...
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Ticketing Woes: The Patchy Record Of Myki – OpEd
What is it about government contracts that produces the worst results and poorest returns? Those clods behind such deals, notably in the poison chaliced field of public transport, seem so utterly...
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Washington’s Turn To Neo-Mercantilism – Analysis
By Gary Clyde Hufbauer* Speaking at the Brookings Institution in April 2023, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan declared national security and industrial policy as the guiding lights for US...
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China’s Natural Gas Consumption And LNG Imports Declined In 2022, Amid...
In 2022, annual natural gas consumption in China declined by 1%, or 0.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), from 2021, according to data from S&P Global Commodity Insights—the first decline in...
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Dozens Of Supporters Detained As Kremlin Foe Navalny Turns 47 In Prison
(RFE/RL) — Aleksei Navalny, the Kremlin’s biggest foe and Russia’s most prominent political prisoner, marks his 47th birthday on June 4 in solitary confinement in prison, as supporters held rallies...
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China Seeks ‘Dialogue Over Confrontation’, Defense Chief Says
China’s defense minister said at a major regional security forum on Sunday that Beijing seeks dialogue over confrontation, hours after a Chinese warship was accused of nearly hitting a U.S. destroyer...
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Norway’s Arctic Council Chairship: Priorities Vs Geopolitics – Analysis
In May 2023, Norway took over the chairship of the Arctic Council for 2023-2025 from Russia. Its chairship comes at a time when the geopolitics of the Arctic is changing due to the conflict in...
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