Washington – Earlier this month, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin received an unusual request from an unlikely caller: His Russian counterpart wanted to talk. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Austin…
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Army should permanently station armor brigade in Poland, report argues
The U.S. military should reassess its force posture in Europe and reduce its reliance on revolving door-style unit rotations, a major think tank’s analysts concluded in a Monday report. The…
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Ritual Thanksgiving Day Family Dinner Celebration
by Rio Spencerby Rio SpencerBoston, Washington (19/11 – 50) Thanksgiving, a celebration intended to express gratitude or give thanks for the bounty at the end of the harvest season. It was thus codified, by…
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Europe Faces ‘Difficult Decade’ Against US, China, Port CEO Says
Europe’s car and chemical makers are at risk of losing competitiveness to China and the US as both industries face persistently high energy costs during the transition to cleaner fuels,…
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Kevin McCarthy Gets the Boot
by Joan Soldadoby Joan SoldadoBrussels, Toronto (4/10 – 60) The general air of frustration and resentment wafting up from Washington is a reflection of the mood of the nation – in tune with the…
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U.S. Economist Declines Top EU Antitrust Job Offer After Backlash
American economist Fiona Scott Morton has withdrawn from her appointment as the European Commission’s chief competition economist, the Commission’s Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager said here on Wednesday. “Professor Fiona…
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EU Approves Data Transfer Deal With U.S.
The European Commission on Monday approved a Data Privacy Framework aimed at ensuring safe data flows between the European Union and the United States. The approval came in tandem with…
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Armenia Deputy FM, European Parliament Delegation Discuss Addressing Karabakh People’s Security Guarantees
by Denis Galvezby Denis GalvezArmenian Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan on Tuesday received a delegation from the Subcommittee on Security and Defense of the European Parliament, led by subcommittee chair Nathalie Loiseau (France), the…
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And U.S. officials have been touring the region chiding countries for failing to prevent Russian sanctions-busting. In our podcast this week, Alisher Khamidov, Peter Leonard and Aigerim Toleukhanova provide an…
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Kazakhstan’s progress faces many headwinds; the West should not be one of them
by Rio Spencerby Rio SpencerThe war in the Ukraine created two main opposing camps of countries. An Alliance of Democracies on one side and a Group of Authoritarian. The escalation of geopolitical tensions linked…
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