Xi hosts world leaders amid Olympics

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global times On the first day of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Saturday, while the athletes were in the heat of the competition, President Xi Jinping was also busy warmly welcoming the →

It’s Not Just Rising Crime: Rogue Prosecutors Are a Huge Problem

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​national interest​​​ by Zack Smith Charles D. Stimson The very nature of criminal justice—to protect the innocent and increase public safety—is today undermined by a group of district attorneys →

Biden Must Be Blunt With Ukraine

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national interest by Daniel R. DePetris The Biden administration has delivered an unequivocal message to Russian president Vladimir Putin: if you order another invasion of Ukraine, expect a whirlwind →

How Afghanistan Impacts the Ukraine Crisis

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​national interest​​​ by Jim Cook Despite international efforts to de-escalate tensions, there are ominous indications of a Russian military invasion of Ukraine in the coming weeks. With over 100,000 →

Bottom-Up Change in the South Caucasus Is Possible

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​national interest​​​ by Alper Coşkun John Heffern Those who follow the South Caucasus are familiar with missed opportunities and have become accustomed to disappointment. One promising effort after →

US deploys troops to Poland, Romania: Emerging Europe this week

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​emerging europe​​​ Central Europe Polish President Andrzej Duda on Thursday said he proposed a bill to close the the Supreme Court’s disciplinary chamber in a bid to end a dispute with the European →

How War Would Change Russia

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carnegie Two months after Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded the Foreign Ministry obtain “serious, long-term security guarantees” from the West, it has become obvious that there will be no →

Will a New Generation of Russians Modernize Their Country?

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carnegie Just four years ago, young Russians were some of the most loyal to the regime, but in 2018 the situation began to change. This reflects a broader shift in Russian public opinion at that →

Olympic flame at Beijing 2022 opening ceremony

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​global times​​​ The Olympic torch is passed between torchbearers during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The Beijing 2022 opening ceremony ends with the lighting of the →

Xi meets Putin, stressing strategic coordination to better tackle external interference

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global times Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday afternoon, stressing the further deepening of “back-to-back” strategic coordination in upholding →

Kim Jong-un’s Weight Loss Noted in New North Korean Propaganda Video

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​national interest​​​ by Stephen Silver Throughout the summer of 2021, North Korea observers noticed that Kim Jong-un was looking notably slimmer. NK News reported in June 2021 that intelligence →

Are Iran and Russia Headed for Strategic Partnership?

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​national interest​​​ by Seyed Hossein Mousavian During Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi’s recent visit to Russia, a number of agreements with Russian oil and gas companies related to constructing →

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