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Opinion: New Dutch government installed, as a gentle pro-European breeze blows over The Hague
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Opinion: New Dutch government installed, as a gentle pro-European breeze blows over The Hague

11 January 2022
A new government for The Netherlands was installed on Monday (10 January) made up of a coalition of four political parties: VVD, D66, CDA, and ChristenUnie. One important feature of the coalition agreement is its positive and optimistic approach towards the European Union. Is this then the end of Euroscepticism in the Netherlands? Maximiliaan van Lange analyses in this article for commonspace.eu the background to the formation of the fourth Rutte Cabinet (Rutte IV) and examines how the Netherlands will now pursue its objectives within the European Union.
Maximiliaan van Lange
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Opinion: The implosion of Kazakhstan was unexpected, and it has implications for the whole post-Soviet space
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Opinion: The implosion of Kazakhstan was unexpected, and it has implications for the whole post-Soviet space

10 January 2022
"We need time to understand better what happened in Kazakhstan, and why", writes Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed. Whilst sending CSTO troops to Kazakhstan was clearly President Putin's decision to support President Tokayev in the internal fight between Kazakh local elites, the deployment has implications also for other countries participating in the mission, including Armenia.
Benyamin Poghosyan
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A week of intensive diplomacy as the west engages with Russia on Ukraine and disarmament issues
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A week of intensive diplomacy as the west engages with Russia on Ukraine and disarmament issues

9 January 2022
NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, warned that the buildup of Russian military forces and equipment along the Ukrainian border is continuing and that Russia has failed to respond to international appeals and pressure for de-escalation in recent weeks. Stoltenberg was speaking after an extraordinary virtual meeting with all NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, held on Friday, 7 January.
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Israel says it does not oppose "a good nuclear deal" with Iran
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Israel says it does not oppose "a good nuclear deal" with Iran

7 January 2022
Israeli leaders appear to have recently softened their position as regards a nuclear deal with Iran, saying they would not oppose "a good deal". Israel’s foreign minister, Yair Lapid, said that Israel would have no problem with a strong nuclear deal with Iran on condition that the deal permanently limits Iran’s ability to assemble a nuclear weapon.