Revised, More Accurate Baltic Ringed Seal Count: Hunting Slows Population Growth
The Baltic ringed seal population has increased fivefold since the 1970s when long-term overhunting and environmental toxins endangered the future
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News, analysis and opinion articles about Europe.
Kosovo’s Preparation Tor Secession Using Tito’s Yugoslavia As A Blanket – Analysis
Links with Central Serbia It has been the standard political-propaganda mantra since 1968 (during the first anti-Yugoslav mass demonstrations in
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Russia’s Forgotten Minority: The Ahiska Turks And The Geopolitics Of Ethnic Marginalization – Analysis
As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its third year, attention has increasingly turned to the demographic costs of the conflict.
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Russia’s Soaring Serious Crime Rate Harbinger Of Conflict In North Caucasus – Analysis
Charges involving what Russian officials call “serious” and “especially serious” crimes have risen dramatically over the last year to their
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Azerbaijan’s Railway Transformation: Strategic Connectivity Tn The Age Of Geopolitical Shifts – Analysis
In the last five years, Azerbaijan has embarked on a rapid transformation of its railway infrastructure and logistics ecosystem, aiming
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US Hubris-Driven Blunders Transform Entire Complexion Of Wider War – OpEd
The big issue emerging from the U.S.’ 22 June strike on Iran – second only to ‘wither Iran?’ – is
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Spain’s Vanished Billions – OpEd
By Mark Nayler In late 2021, Spain’s Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, unveiled the following year’s budget with great fanfare. The largest
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Azerbaijan And Syria In A Plot Against Iran? Tehran Thinks So – Analysis
By Kian Sharifi (RFE/RL) — Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s visit to Baku last weekend highlighted a dramatic shift in regional
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Trump: US To Sell NATO Weapons To Help Ukraine As Russia Faces Economic Penalties
By Sarah Roderick-Fitch (The Center Square) – The U.S. and NATO allies will be putting the squeeze on Russia in
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Slovakia Stalls New Russia Sanctions, Demands Stronger Energy Quarantees
By Natália Silenská (EurActiv) — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced Tuesday that his government will again request a delay
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