Navalny Back to Russia
politics Giulia Miraglia politics Giulia Miraglia

Navalny Back to Russia

On Jan. 17, 2021, Putin critic Alexei Navalny went back to Russia after spending five months in Germany, one of which at Berlin's Charité hospital.

Photo: Sergei Ilnitsky

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Iran Can and Will They Make a Nuclear Weapon?
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Iran Can and Will They Make a Nuclear Weapon?

In the last couple weeks a nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), to restrict the nuclear capacity of Iran has continued to erode. The deal’s main objective was to delay, if not prevent, the time it would take for Iran to produce a nuclear bomb.

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President Trump Should Pardon Edward Snowden
politics Matthew Laurence politics Matthew Laurence

President Trump Should Pardon Edward Snowden

Seven years ago is when Edward Snowden and the conversation around surveillance on American citizens changed forever. The documents he collected and leaked to newspapers around the globe are one of the most important peeks inside the American government's spying apparatus to date. Since then, both his motives and methods of distribution have been topics of heated debate. Some consider him a traitor, others a hero.

(Photo: Laurence Tophman | The Guardian)

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Putin’s Poisonous Game
politics Ruth Kae politics Ruth Kae

Putin’s Poisonous Game

In movies, the villain poisons the hero to keep him/her from revealing the truth and fighting evil. What sounds like a scene from a James Bond movie became reality for Alexei Anatolievich Navalny on an inland flight on August 20th.

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Turkey’s Energy Game
politics Giulia Miraglia politics Giulia Miraglia

Turkey’s Energy Game

Located strategically between two continents, Turkey has always had a desire of becoming an international physical hub and transit corridor for natural gas.

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