WHO/Europe recently gathered country representatives and experts to set a course for the reduction of childhood obesity in southern European countries: Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain and…
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Russia: Authorities punishing imprisoned anti-war critics and dissenters by denying family contact
Russia’s authorities are systematically denying arbitrarily imprisoned government critics contact with their families, Amnesty International revealed in a new report.
Using several emblematic cases, the report documents how authorities have…
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A Methodology for Degrading the Arms of the Russian Federation
Ukraine’s international partners have been seeking to curtail Russian defence production through the sanctioning of Russian-affiliated individuals and entities and the disruption of Russian sanctions circumvention and covert procurement of…
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Russia/Ukraine: ICC arrest warrants for senior Russian officials ‘a crucial step towards justice’
Responding to the International Criminal Court (ICC) issuing arrest warrants against Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov for their alleged responsibility for the war crimes of directing attacks at civilian objects and causing excessive incidental…
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Xi Jinping’s Russian Lessons | Foreign Affairs
On February 4, 2022, just before invading Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Beijing, where he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping signed a document that hailed a “no limits” partnership. In the two-plus years since, China has…
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Putin and Kim’s New Friendship Shouldn’t Be a Surprise
Twenty-four years ago, in July 2000, newly elected Russian President Vladimir Putin was greeted at the G8 summit in Nago, Japan, with a mixture of excitement and disbelief. On the way there, he stopped in Pyongyang and announced a would-be…
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Russia Struck a Defense Pact With North Korea. What Does It Mean?
Editor’s Note: On July 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed the indictment of Sue Mi Terry on charges of violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). CFR has a rigorous FARA compliance policy, and Dr. Terry is no longer a…
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Europe’s messy Russian gas divorce
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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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