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ukraine war
QiOSK

Diplomacy Watch: Will Assad’s fall prolong conflict in Ukraine?

Pro-war Russians want Putin to avenge the country’s humiliation in Syria

Neville Chamberlain
Global Crises

It's time to retire the Munich analogy

Neoconservatives keep trotting it out to justify costly and dangerous interventions

Assad's fall may be the best thing to happen to Iran's reformists
Middle East

Assad's fall may be the best thing to happen to Iran's reformists

Tehran faces a pivotal moment that could shift its approach to both nuclear diplomacy and regional alliances

McCarthyism, European style: The elite crackdown on Ukraine dissent
Europe

McCarthyism, European style: The elite crackdown on Ukraine dissent

Experts lambasted as Kremlin mouthpieces turned out to be right

Ukraine Russian Assets money
Europe

West confirms Ukraine billions funded by Russian assets

But the US taxpayer will be on the hook once a hold on Moscow's money is lifted and Kyiv struggles to pay back loans

Shavkat Mirziyoyev Donald Trump
Asia-Pacific

Central Asia: The blind spot Trump can't afford to ignore

From energy resources to economic growth, the region holds key assets for US foreign policy, trade, and security interests