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The three digital data thread developments in 2022 that will transform defense logistics across land, air…
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The migrant pressures on Europe have been a key policy tool for Putin for some time.…
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The 18th annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club, held in Sochi, saw President Putin give…
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Central and Eastern Europe has lived in Russia’s shadow for years – even in the 1990s,…
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In a piece in The Wall Street Journal published on March 4, 2022 by Tunku Varadarajan,…
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