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Only two scenarios for Russia’s war against Ukraine
There can be no such thing as a “draw” to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Any outcome other than victory for the Ukrainians, as they define it, will be a victory for the Kremlin.
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The Suez Canal privatization conundrum
Faced with unsustainable debt levels, Egypt is taking steps to privatize the highly profitable Suez Canal.
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Europe’s mistakes in Libya
Europe overestimated the prospects for rapid democratic transition in Libya, and will likely continue to face successive crises without a long-term strategy.
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Beyond Russia’s war against Ukraine
Russia’s war against Ukraine will be long, brutal, devastating and exhausting. It offers little prospect of a return to lasting peace.
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Lebanon and Israel’s historic maritime border deal
After more than 12 years since major natural gas discoveries in the Levant Basin in the Eastern Mediterranean, the region has come to a historic understanding. In October 2022, Lebanon and Israel..
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China tries to charm Southeast Asia
The South China Sea is a treasure trove for the seven states with territorial claims in the area – Brunei, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam.
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Crimea’s past, and its postwar future
In “The Grand Chessboard” (1997), the political scientist Zbigniew Brzezinski was among the first to predict that the Crimean Peninsula would be an important factor for instability in the territories..
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Reconstructing the postwar Black Sea region
The importance of the Black Sea region was made obvious by the invasion of Ukraine, and the area will likely play an important role in postwar reconstruction.
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