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European gas prices climb after a postponement of the opening of Nord Stream 2
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European gas prices climb after a postponement of the opening of Nord Stream 2

16 November 2021
Gas prices increased on Tuesday (16 November) to the highest level in three weeks in the European Union. This is due to Germany's temporary shutdown of the certification process for the new gas pipeline Nord Stream 2. In addition, there is an outage at a major gas field in Norway, which is expected to last until Friday.
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Opinion: Burns visit to Russia indicates the willingness of Washington and Moscow to continue dialogue
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Opinion: Burns visit to Russia indicates the willingness of Washington and Moscow to continue dialogue

16 November 2021
The recent visit of the head of the CIA to Moscow had two objectives: first to renew the contacts between the CIA and the FIS on operational issues related to countering international terrorism; the second to pave the way for further high level contacts including possible meetings between Biden and Putin. Professor Lieutenant General (ret.) Hayk Kotanjian in this op-ed says the importance of the visit should not be underestimated.
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France hosts conference in a final push for Libya's elections
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France hosts conference in a final push for Libya's elections

12 November 2021
France is hosting a conference of leaders and diplomats today (12 November) in Paris to support and ensure that Libya can hold its planned elections in December. Countries previously at odds on the Libyan file will be represented. A final communique is likely to issue sanctions on any parties who spoil the process. All fingers are crossed as the international community hopes Libya can get out of a decade long chaos. There are, however, fears that certain Libyan factions may not accept the result of the elections and could possibly plunge Libya back to crisis.