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Iran and Russia Are the Biggest Regional Losers of Assad’s Fall
Among the central factors that led to the ouster of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was Iran’s and Russia’s decisions to not intervene yet again to prop him up. Tehran had long used Syria as vector to…
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The Best Hotels and Resorts in Europe and the UK: The Gold List 2025
On a limestone avenue in the 8th arrondissement, a stone’s throw from the Arc de Triomphe, the red glass lanterns and Art Deco-style awning at the entrance of Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris catch your eyes. Inside, the lobby leads to…
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Can Russia Reach a Deal With Syria’s New Rulers?
The fall of the Syrian regime has been a major blow to Russian interests in Syria: after all, the rebels now in power are the same ones Russia has been bombing for almost a decade. However, that does not mean the Kremlin’s foreign policy in the…
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The Kremlin Has Limited Options to Shore Up the Ruble
In the last week of November, the Russian currency saw its biggest fall since the spring of 2022. In just two days, the ruble dropped 10 percent against both the U.S. dollar and the Chinese yuan. That put the ruble down 20 percent since the start…
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What have European countries learned from the Covid-19 pandemic? • healthcare-in-europe.com
The experts compared excess mortality, standardized for age and sex, per country over a period covering January 2020 to June 2022. Cumulative excess mortality observed over this period ranged from 0.5 to 1 death per 1,000 inhabitants in…
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Why is Europe pausing Syrian asylum claims after al-Assad’s fall? | Syria’s War News
“Wir schaffen das!” or “We can do it!” said former German Chancellor Angela Merkel nine years ago, when she proclaimed that Germany and Europe had the capacity to grant asylum to people seeking refuge.
Back then, her words offered hope to…
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Europe: Safety of Syrians in Europe must not be sacrificed to political interests
Responding to the decision of several European governments to suspend asylum applications of Syrians following the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad, Director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office, Eve Geddie said:
“The…
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What Assad’s Fall Means for Russia in the Middle East
Carolyn Kissane, academic director and clinical professor at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University, leads the conversation on the geopolitics of oil.FASKIANOS: Thank you. Welcome to the final session of the Winter/Spring 2023…
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Romania’s election crisis: A stark warning for NATO nations on Russian meddling
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Romania’s Constitutional Court annulled the country’s presidential election on the eve of the second round, citing electoral process compromise due to foreign interference, based on…
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