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The trajectory of Azerbaijan-Russia relations fundamentally shifted on December 25, 2024, when Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243…
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Putin’s leadership of Russia has gone through four phases (so far). The first phase was when…
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The contemporary geopolitical landscape presents a striking contradiction that has received insufficient attention: two of the…
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The war in Ukraine has accelerated the fragmentation of the multilateral system established in the aftermath…
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At the 2025 BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva…
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Our colleague Kenneth Maxwell gave the keynote address to the 2025 Brazilian Studies Program Annual Conference…
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Against the soaring arches and timeless grandeur of Union Station, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy celebrated a…
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The conflict in Ukraine, triggered by the Russian invasion of 2022, marked the return on a…
Read More »Reality Check: Russian Intentions in Europe
The Trump administration’s decision to initiate peace negotiations with Russia ended exactly as anticipated in Central…
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In a remarkable diplomatic shift, both France and the United States have taken significant steps toward…
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