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18 Dec 2018
NEW: Read an extensive analysis on #Russia's policy towards #CentralAsia by our own @AlexandVorobiov.
Курс России в Центральной Азии: между Ташкентом и Астаной - Александр Воробьев lockbreakers.org/2018/12/14/…
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30 Jul 2020
Dilemma for aurocrats facing protests:
▶️ crack down and risk much larger solidarisation in society, ...
▶️ or wait for protests to fizzle out and risk looking weak to your elite, parts of which could be calculating to gain from defection.
30 Jul 2020
This is that moment when there is no way back. Lukashenka definitely lost trust and support. If he cracks down on people on August 9, he can stay in power, yes. But I can't imagine how it would be to live in a country where everyone hates you.
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What is the share of arms sales of companies in the SIPRI #Top100 ranking, 2018? The US🇺🇸 accounts for 59% of arms sales of companies in the ranking with Russia🇷🇺 following at 8.6%.
SIPRI data on the #Top100 companies in the #ArmsIndustry out now ➡️ bit.ly/34XJ0AC
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14 Dec 2019
"The money western countries send to Eastern Europe through the EU budget pales in comparison with the profits western companies make from investments in the East."
What rich countries get wrong about the EU budget politico.eu/article/what-ric…
LockBreakers retweeted
13 Dec 2019
Across Britain, it took...
🗳️864,743 votes to elect 1 Green MP
🗳️642,303 votes to elect 0 Brexit Party MPs
🗳️334,122 votes to elect a Lib Dem
🗳️50,817 votes for a Labour MP
🗳️38,316 votes for a Plaid Cymru MP
🗳️38,300 votes for a Con. MP
🗳️25,882 votes for a SNP MP
#ScrapFPTP
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LockBreakers retweeted
6 Dec 2019
Atheists make up a larger share of the population in many European countries than they do in the U.S. pewrsr.ch/2OVE8GR
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6 Dec 2019
Mass Graves in Russia Tell the Grim Story of Mongol Invasion
After years of digging, archaeologists discover nine medieval graves holding the remains of at least 300 people.
arstechnica.com/science/2019…
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LockBreakers retweeted
26 Nov 2019
Beustifullt designed chart shows trade flows between the 10 largest EU countries. Source: buff.ly/35tyZuT
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25 Nov 2019
"Divergences undeniably exist within #Africa. But these factors have not prevented (..) some impressive feats of collective agency.(The #AU has)created a level of continental diplomacy which is more coordinated than any other continental block bar the EU." chathamhouse.org/expert/comm…
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LockBreakers retweeted
19 Nov 2019
For the first time in Iran’s modern history the state budget will include zero oil revenue.
That means...
A reliance on taxes.
Budgets must be accountable to citizens.
Protests have even greater significance.
A major shift in the political economy of the Islamic Republic.
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LockBreakers retweeted
17 Nov 2019
Outstanding animated globe shows a year worth of earthquakes by depth (July 2017 to July 2018). In the interactive online version you can click on each individual #earthquake to learn more. Epic #dataviz! Source: buff.ly/353fycg
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12 Nov 2019
The instinctive multilateralist: Portugal and the politics of cooperation | European Council on Foreign Relations @ecfr ecfr.eu/publications/summary…
10 Nov 2019
The Curious Strategy Behind Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative MoU With Victoria - by @jiangyuan528 lockbreakers.org/2019/11/09/…
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10 Nov 2019
"One irony of #Britain’s #Brexit moment is that ever since the country voted to leave the European Union its politics have looked more ‘European’. Over the past year, one of the world’s most stable two-party systems has imploded into a four-party race." chathamhouse.org/expert/comm…
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10 Nov 2019
Untapped potential: How new alliances can strengthen the EU | European Council on Foreign Relations ecfr.eu/publications/summary…
6 Nov 2019
"Perhaps, however, the course of this visit also symbolizes the current state of German-American security relations: Berlin and Washington have no great political expectations of each other."
defenseone.com/ideas/2019/10…
1 Nov 2019
"The old Arab order relied on an argument to reformers. They would say, “If you throw us out, either the military or the Islamists will rule you.” Today’s protesters reject this as a false choice."
carnegieendowment.org/2019/1…
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13 Oct 2019
Poland’s Parliamentary Elections and a Looming Hungarian Scenario
dgap.org/en/think-tank/publi…