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Rare earths and strategic minerals in Ukraine
Ukraine has significant deposits of rare earths. In 2022, the Russian-language service of UN News reported that Ukraine’s deposits of rare earths accounted for approximately 5% of the world’s reserves. These materials are key in the…
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Trump’s False and Misleading Ukraine Claims
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de El Tiempo Latino.
After U.S. and Russian officials met in Saudi Arabia to discuss an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, President Donald Trump made several false and misleading statements…
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Ukrainians are proudly democratic but resoundingly reject wartime elections
As the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion draws close, the chorus of voices calling for new elections in…
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Ukraine’s natural resources are at centre stage in the ongoing war, and will likely remain there
Three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the world now knows the exact price for American military support of Ukraine. During a recent interview with Fox News, United States President Donald Trump put a $500 billion price tag on…
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Russia appears to have time on its side nearly 3 years after it invaded Ukraine
When Russian troops rolled into Ukraine three years ago, they brought their parade uniforms with them on the push to Kyiv. President Vladimir Putin expected a quick victory.
What Putin dubbed the “special military…
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Behind the Lines: Russia’s Struggle to Colonize Ukraine
Three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainians living under occupation are holding onto their identities and continuing to hope for liberation from their imperialist oppressors.
“They held me for two and a half days,…
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Double speed: What Merz and a German right-turn would mean for Europe
Two things will alter Europe’s political future. First is the rise of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the high likelihood of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)’s Friedrich Merz as the…
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Trump, Ukraine, and the End of the Postwar World
For eight decades, America’s alliances with other democracies have been the bedrock of American foreign policy, trade policy, and cultural influence. American investments in allies’ security helped keep the peace in formerly unstable parts of…
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In the era of Trump tariffs, Turkey should look to the European Union
Perhaps the most successful outcome of Turkey’s decades-long Western vocation has been the integration of its economy into the global trade and financial systems. Liberal market policies that were implemented starting in the early 1980s…
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