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Russia’s invasion of, and subsequent war in, Ukraine has not stopped some…
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From Practice to Data — Russia in Global Affairs
Despite the widely circulated post-Cold War thesis about the declining role of force in global politics, states still often resort to force, but do it in the form military interventions.
In fact, the post-Cold War order originated from an intervention, the First Gulf…
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“It’s maturity test for Europe to send troops to Ukraine,” expert
“Be honest, just how many times you and I heard conversations about strategic autonomy and Europe getting their act together over the years?”
This is the question Canadian global affairs and defense analyst Roger Hilton, currently affiliated with the GLOBSEC think-tank, rhetorically…
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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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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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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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25th Yasin (April) International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development — Russia in Global Affairs
HSE University is pleased to announce a call for applications to present academic reports at the 25th Yasin (April) International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development (hereinafter, the “25th Yasin Conference” or the “Conference”). All events…
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Mind the gap! Europe’s Rail Operators: a Comparative Ranking
Our analysis highlights that Flixtrain, Ouigo and RegioJet offer the most affordable fares while SBB, Eurostar and GWR rank as the most costly rail operators, as illustrated in the figure below. For routes of comparable lengths,…
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Pricey Tickets, Poor Service: Rail Ranking Exposes the Best and…
The ranking of rail operators was updated on the 20th of December to address a small number of inaccuracies in the data. The original press release remains unchanged. At the end of the press release, please find a list of the…
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A Common Threat and the Need for Collective Cooperation — Russia in Global Affairs
The recent offensive by Syrian rebels which took control of several cities, particularly the strategic city of Aleppo, is a new development that, although surprising, was not strange. The Middle East region and Syria have many unresolved challenges that are capable…
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