Politics
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Jun- 2018 -5 June
Biji Manbij? US and Turkey plan for the Syrian city’s future without the YPG
After months of talks and threats of military action against the strongest force fighting ISIS in Syria, the U.S. and Turkey agreed to a ‘roadmap’ that would see the YPG leave Manbij
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May- 2018 -29 May
Trump’s nuclear weapons policy? He doesn’t have one
The North Korea nuclear talks demonstrate that Trump takes an ad-hoc approach to nuclear issues, but there is no wider policy controlling what he does
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25 May
A war over water: Fall of Farah exposes a new proxy front in Afghanistan’s conflict
Iran is seen to recognize western Afghanistan as its ‘area of influence’ where it identifies development activities such as the building of dams as competition rather than cooperation
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24 May
North Korea demolishes Punggye-ri nuclear test site tunnels
North Korea demolished its only known nuclear weapons test-site at Punggye-ri, according to the government and journalists who reported explosions used to collapse and seal the site’s underground tunnels.
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24 May
Taiwan to upgrade pair of 30-year old submarines
Taiwan has received permission from a Dutch ship-building firm on May 23 to upgrade and modernize two of its aging submarines, the Ministry of National Defense said.
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23 May
Korean Spring: The ‘battle of wits’
Although he is no Sicilian, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is playing a similar “Battle of Wits” with the West over his country's nuclear program, Col. David Murphy says.
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12 May
Will the Korean Spring bring a just peace?
The stunning pace of diplomatic events on the Korean Peninsula are hopeful but beg many questions. Colonel David Murphy asks: Why the sudden change in strategic direction by the Kim regime?
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5 May
UK ‘very keen to support’ French plan for European military intervention force
The UK is backing a French plan to create a European military intervention force separate to the EU's PESCO pact as a way to maintain strong defense ties with the European Union after Brexit
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4 May
Did the Kremlin influence Trump’s plan to withdraw from Syria?
In February, Putin and Trump spoke by phone. Around that time, Trump began telling White House personnel he wanted to pull out of Syria. Jared Szuba investigates Russia's role in his decision
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2 May
Macron says France, Australia and India must ‘preserve balance’ in Pacific
No country should be allowed to dominate the Indo-Pacific region, the leaders of France and Australia said Wednesday, as regional capitals fret over the rise of an increasingly assertive China
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