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Russia holds Victory Day parade marking 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany defeat
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Russia holds Victory Day parade marking 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany defeat

9 May 2025
Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II with a massive military parade on Red Square on Friday attended by President Vladimir Putin and foreign leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The parade and other ceremonies underline Moscow’s efforts to project its global power and cement the alliances it has forged while seeking a counterbalance to the West amid the conflict in Ukraine that has dragged into a fourth year.
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The rise of George Simion, a nationalist who topped Romania’s presidential election
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The rise of George Simion, a nationalist who topped Romania’s presidential election

8 May 2025
George Simion, a nationalist and vocal supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, won Romania’s first-round presidential election on Sunday by a landslide after capitalizing on widespread anti-establishment sentiment. The 38-year-old leader of the Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR), will face a pro-Western reformist in a May 18 runoff that could reshape the European Union and NATO member country’s geopolitical direction.
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Opinion: The visit of US Vice President Pence to Georgia is a game-changer
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Opinion: The visit of US Vice President Pence to Georgia is a game-changer

3 August 2017
"Pence's visit to Georgia coincided (or more likely was timed to coincide) with the largest military exercises NATO has ever held in Georgia. This, some may claim, was just theatrics. In part this is true, but it is the sort of theatrics that the present Russian leadership understands", writes Dennis Sammut in this op-ed
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20 July 2017
Caucasus Concise Editorial: There is huge potential in the swiftly developing relations between the South Caucasus and the Gulf countries, despite risks and obstacles
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Azerbaijan insists on substantive discussions at next Presidential summit on Karabakh
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Azerbaijan insists on substantive discussions at next Presidential summit on Karabakh

18 July 2017
Foreign Minister Elmar Mamadyarov told RIA Novosti news agency in an interview, "calls such as 'this conflict has no military solution, the parties must show political will and respect the ceasefire regime', must necessarily be accompanied by demands on Armenia tio withdraw its troops from occupied Azerbaijani territories."
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"Cynics should hold their peace. Young civil society has much to give"
"Cynics should hold their peace. Young civil society has much to give"
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"Cynics should hold their peace. Young civil society has much to give"

13 July 2017
Opinion: "At a work-shop with young people from 14 countries in Borjomi last weekend I was once more reminded of the great resource of hope, ideas, energy and good-will that lies largely untapped, but that is much needed if we are going to seriously engage in tackling global and regional challenges ahead", writes Dennis Sammut in this op-ed.
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