In Georgia’s recent parliamentary elections, the decisive factor in the ruling Georgian Dream party’s victory was the use of “carousels”: a method of vote rigging in which voters cast their …
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Syria has ended its first ten days without Bashar al-Assad. Although the rebels who seized power do not control the entire country, they have already traded military fatigues for suits …
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The French government has a new head: veteran centrist politician Francois Bayrou, who assumed office on Dec. 13 after an earlier no-confidence vote in parliament ended the three-month tenure of …
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The ATACMS factor: Assessing the missiles’ impact one month after Kyiv got the green light to strike targets inside Russia
After a nearly three-week pause, U.S.-made ATACMS missiles were once again used against targets in internationally recognized Russian territory, with military facilities in the city of Taganrog being struck on …
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Investigations by The Insider laid the groundwork for EU sanctions against Kremlin saboteurs, propagandists, and smugglers
The European Union has published its 15th sanctions package targeting agents and accomplices of Vladimir Putin’s regime. On Dec. 16, two documents naming a total of 70 individuals and 33 …
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The Ottoman Empire strikes back: how Turkey became the main beneficiary of the Assad regime fall
On Dec. 9, Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Syria has entered a “bright period” in its history. In short, the Turkish president does not appear squeamish about Ankara’s contribution to …
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Shooting Ukraine in the back: Sniper rifles and ammunition from the EU and U.S. are being supplied to Russia despite sanctions
Russian snipers continue to receive thousands of Western-made rifles and millions of rounds of ammunition, despite years of extensive international sanctions. After ending their direct supplies to Russia, companies from …
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In it for the money: How business leaders in the Trump administration could shape a new oligarchy
Donald Trump has announced the creation of a new position in his future administration — that of “crypto czar“ — to be filled by former PayPal COO David Sacks. But …
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The organization currently known as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which in the past has been both a key faction in al-Qaeda and a fierce opponent of ISIS, gained prominence last week …
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Russian military intelligence (GRU) enlisted an Estonian pro-Russian propagandist to orchestrate a series of vandalism acts designed to intimidate and silence critics of Russia within Estonia. The targets of these …
