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Russian trade’s threats: Is Armenia the new battleground between Eastern and Western influence?
After two mandates, the centrist Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan led the parliamentary elections polls as well as its preliminary results despite Russian pressure, indicating his likely pursuit as a pro-EU head of the government of Armenia. Pashinyan’s political choices to diversify its trading partners, through partnerships with UAE, Azerbaijan and China, and strengthen ideological ties […]
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What’s behind Turkey’s massive protests?
The decision to oust the politician happened two days after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered the closing of Bilgi University, one of the best private universities of Turkey, and less than a month after May Day protests when more than 500 protesters got arrested. Coupled with concerns raised by international human rights organizations over the […]
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What comes after the Orbán Era?
I was standing in the crowd when it happened, surrounded by a mix of celebration and disbelief that felt difficult to reconcile in real time. There was elation, certainly, but also something quieter: the awareness that systemic political ruptures rarely present themselves with such cleanliness. You have probably seen the videos, the flags, the dance […]
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