Moscow has been quietly pursuing a two-pronged strategy to finance its escalating war costs. In addition to the publicly scrutinized defense budget, it has set up a system of state-directed, off-budget…
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These European Countries Have the Most Departures From the US for 2024
Travelers from around the world hold a special place in their hearts for Europe – a destination that is characterised by its culture, nature and diversity. Every year, millions of travelers fly to Europe from different countries and…
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Europe must combat antisemitism as thousands of Jews abandon the continent, top Jewish leader says
LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — Governments across Europe need to immediately take action against a precipitous rise in antisemitism that’s driving thousands of Jews to abandon the continent, the leader of a…
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Europe’s Startup Funding Stabilized In 2024, But Remains Far Off Market Peak
Funding to Europe-based startups settled year over year in 2024. Funding reached $51 billion, down by 5% year over year from $54 billion invested in 2023, Crunchbase data shows.
Europe’s startups raised 16% of total global…
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As Russia and China Step Up Arctic Presence, Greenland Grows In Importance For U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump has once again kicked up a storm with his pursuit of Greenland, this time refusing to rule out the use of force to gain control of the Arctic island from ally Denmark for national-security…
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For The First Time Since 2022, Ukraine May Have The Tank Advantage
A graveyard of recently destroyed Russian tanks.
Via Special Kherson Cat
For the first time in Russia’s 35-month wider war on Ukraine, the Ukrainians may have a tank advantage over the Russians. But only only along certain stretches of the…
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December 2024 — Monthly analysis of Russian fossil fuel exports and sanctions – Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air
By Vaibhav Raghunandan and Petras Katinas
Russian fossil fuel revenues rose for the first time in two months to cap the year, however coal exports crash to lowest level since the invasion
Key findings
- In 2024, Russian revenues…
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The Impact of Sanctions and Alliances on Russian Military Capabilities
This article addresses the disagreements surrounding the efficacy of sanctions regimes imposed on Russia by numerous countries. To achieve this aim, satellite imagery was purchased from Maxar through European Space Imaging (EUSI) and used in…
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Moldova is the real loser from the end of Russian gas transit through Ukraine
A combination of circumstance, Russian malign influence, and its own failure to prepare has left Moldova the country hardest…
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Do Russians Really Support the War in Ukraine?
In the summer and fall of 2023, three researchers from a small Russian collective called the Public Sociology Laboratory, or P.S. Lab, travelled to three different regions across Russia, to find out what people thought about the war in Ukraine. A…
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