Editor’s note:
This report is the first in a series on “Europe’s energy transition: Balancing the trilemma” produced by the Brookings Institution in partnership with the Fundação…
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Why Is Russia Legalizing the Taliban?
Ahead of this year’s St. Petersburg International Economic Forum—which has been attended by a Taliban delegation since 2022—the Kremlin handed a PR victory to the rulers of Afghanistan. The Russian foreign and justice ministries submitted a…
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Russia Turns to Tax Hikes, Other Measures to Fund Its War
With Russia’s war against Ukraine now in its third year, a question asked with increasing frequency is where Moscow is getting the money to keep its economy afloat. Raw material exports are declining; foreign borrowing is insignificant; and…
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Russian propaganda includes deepfakes and sham websites : NPR
Russian navy recruits perform with the Russian flag in St. Petersburg, Russia, on June 4 during a ceremony marking the…
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why June 1999 marked the continent’s zenith
A nagging feeling is haunting Europe: that it is a continent in decline. Its population will soon be shrinking, if it is not already—for the first time since the plague raged in the Middle Ages. European governments that within living memory…
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Russian warships will arrive in Havana next week, Cuban officials say, citing ‘friendly relations’
HAVANA (AP) — Four Russian ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, will arrive in Havana next week, Cuban officials said Thursday, citing “historically friendly relations” between both nations…
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Right of Reply to the Russian Federation on Georgia’s Law on Foreign Agents
As delivered by Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Tracey Newell
to the Permanent Council, Vienna
May 30, 2024Madam Chair, I wish to exercise my right of reply to set the record straight about U.S. law.
The U.S. Foreign Agents…
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What Are the Limits to Russia’s “Yuanization”?
Beijing’s decision to keep doing business with Moscow after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, along with the nature of Western sanctions, has saved the Kremlin from economic and political disaster. China has not only opened…
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On the Russian Federation’s Malign Activities in the OSCE Region
As delivered by Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Katherine Brucker
to the Permanent Council, Vienna
May 16, 2024The United States is deeply concerned about Russia’s recent destabilizing activities in the OSCE region, including those resulting in…
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