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	Nord Stream 2: To Gain or to Refrain? by Ovi Magazine Guest The chances of the sanctions war around Nord Stream 2 to rage on after the construction of the pipeline is finally over seem to be high. That said, we have to admit, with regret or with joy, that it will be completed...
	Held to Ransom: Colonial Pipeline and the Vulnerabilities of Critical Infrastructure by Dr. Binoy Kampmark It should be making officials in the White House tremble. Critical infrastructure supplying 45% of the East Coast's diesel, gasoline and jet fuel, left at the mercy of a ransomware operation executed on May 6.
	Going to Court: The EU Sues AstraZeneca by Dr. Binoy Kampmark It has been a relationship of characterised by bitterness and misunderstanding. It began with a poorly negotiated agreement - poor, that is, from the European Union perspective - between Brussels and AstraZeneca for...

	Midnight missile thoughts by Thanos Kalamidas There is a plan and it is obvious for long time, the repression and eventually the extradition of all Palestinians from Jerusalem. For the founders of this plan the idea was that dominance of Jerusalem will somehow mark the...
	The Coming Battle for the Malay Heartland by Murray Hunter If and when the emergency lapses called in January with the Covid-19 pandemic as a pretext to protect Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's shaky Perikatan Nasional (PN) government, five major political forces will...
	A Multilateral Framework for Afghan Negotiations by Rene Wadlow On 30 April 2021, the representatives of what is called the Extended Troika - the U.S.A., Russia, China and Pakistan - presented in Doha, Qatar a "Joint Statement of Extended Troika on Peaceful Settlement in Afghanistan".
	Minilateralism for the future of Europe and its strategic neighbourhood by Ovi Magazine Guest The list of global and regional challenges that affect the Euro-Med region is too long to discuss here in depth. Clearly, the region experiences soft and hard security challenges and conflicts over...
	A Very British Case: Postmasters and Miscarriages of Justice by Dr. Binoy Kampmark British justice is a splendidly odd animal. Its miscarriage is one of those wonders of institutional repetition. When textbooks are written on the subject, one will feature prominently.
	The Prelude to Putin's Power Play by Bohdan Yuri On April 22nd, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shogun declared the maneuvers in Krim and western Russia a success. All troops would be returned to their permanent bases by May 1st.
	Forgetting Citizenship: Australia Suspends Flights from India by Dr. Binoy Kampmark As India is being devastated by COVID-19 cases that have now passed a daily rate of 400,000, affluent and callous Australia has taken the decision to suspend all flights coming into the country till mid-month.
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