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November 23, 2023
Another crypto boss falls - The Economist

Nov 22nd 2023 | WASHINGTON, DC Fictional money, a shot at inordinate riches and a good chance of landing in jail at some point. That, in a nutshell, is the popular board game of Monopoly. But it describes just as accurately the experience of those who have founded some of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges.On

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November 22, 2023
Opinion: Biden is making more foreign policy messes than he’s fixing - CNN

Video shows US striking targets in Syria affiliated with Iran 02:11 - Source: CNN Editor’s Note: Christopher McCallion is a fellow at Defense Priorities, a foreign policy think tank based in Washington, DC. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more opinion at CNN. CNN  —  America currently finds itself embroiled in three major

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November 22, 2023
Balancing U.S. Relations in North Africa Without Undermining the Abraham Accords - The Washington Institute

The Biden administration needs to tread carefully in engaging Algeria, since preserving UN negotiations on Western Sahara and protecting Morocco’s crucial relations with Washington and Israel are paramount to U.S. regional interests On October 29 and November 5, several rockets struck the city of Smara in Moroccan-administered Western Sahara, significantly escalating the decades-long conflict over

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November 22, 2023
GCC States and the War on Gaza: Positions, Perceptions, and Interests - Arab Center Washington DC

The war on Gaza has for all intents and purposes reinstated the centrality of the Palestinian issue to the regional and international politics of the Middle East. Both the death toll and the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe make the 2023 conflict the most serious outbreak of fighting in the Israel-Palestine arena for decades. The scale of

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November 22, 2023
Why Taking Hostages Is Such a Potent Tool in Warfare - Wilson Center

Seizing hostages is one of the most enduring tactics in warfare. Recorded since ancient times, it has proven cost-effective in wringing political, military and economic concessions from adversaries well into the 21st century. As a youth in the fourth century B.C., the future King Philip II of Macedon was nabbed and held for three years in Thebes, a leading Greek

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November 22, 2023
Secretary Austin Remarks at Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting - C-SPAN

November 22, 2023 2023-11-22T08:03:53-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMjM0XC8wMTJcLzE3MDA2NTgzOTVfMDEyLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Defense Secretary Austin gives opening remarks at a virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting at the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Austin gives opening remarks at a virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting at the Pentagon. Report Video Issue Go to Live Event *This text was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning. More information aboutSecretary

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November 22, 2023
Washington Journal: Open Forum, Part 1 | November 22, 2023 - C-SPAN

November 22, 2023 | Part Of Washington Journal 11/22/2023 Washington Journal Open Forum, Part 1 2023-11-22T07:00:03-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvN2FiXC8wMDFcLzE3MDA2NTU0NjVfMDAxLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Viewers commented on President Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war. Viewers commented on President Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war. Report Video Issue Go to Live Event *This text was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning. Related Video November 6, 2023

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November 22, 2023
A Himalayan Rivalry and the Future of India-China Relations (Online Event, 22 November 2023) - Crisis Group

Three years after deadly border clashes between Indian and Chinese troops in the Himalayas - one of the world's highest battlefields - relations between India and China remain on thin ice. In September, President Xi failed to attend the G20 hosted by New Delhi in a move that comes as competition between the two Asian

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November 22, 2023
Après six mois de guerre au Soudan, le Darfour au bord du désastre - Crisis Group

Dans cet épisode d’Afrique 360, Enrica Picco reçoit Jérôme Tubiana, conseiller de Médecins Sans Frontières sur les questions des réfugiés, pour parler de la guerre qui ravage le Soudan depuis plus de six mois et de ses retombées dans  la région, notamment au Tchad. Ils évoquent la crise humanitaire et migratoire et les affrontements ethniques

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November 22, 2023
Bakgrunnen for «Kvinne, liv, frihet!» i Iran – Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) - Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)

Irans moderne historie fra slutten av 1800-tallet og fram til i dag har vært preget av ulike moderniseringsprosesser, folkelige protestbevegelser og et konfliktfylt forhold til stormaktene. Revolusjonen i 1979 fikk vidtrekkende konsekvenser, ikke bare for Iran, men for hele den muslimske verden. Andre eksempler er: Grunnlovsrevolusjonen på begynnelsen av 1900-tallet Funnet av olje Pahlavi-monarkiets framvekst

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