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Georgia’s Protests Are Different This Time
Foreign Policy Magazine· 11 minutes agoThe “foreign agents” law would require organizations that receive more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad to register as “agents of foreign...
Voices: What do we want? A cheesy Eurovision Song Contest without the messy politics, please…
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoPortugal’s 1974 entry was used as the signal to trigger the Carnation Revolution that overthrew the...
Russia’s highly-militarized Victory Day celebration has nothing to do with WWII
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWhen Russian President Vladimir Putin swept into power in 2000, he faced a divided land. The...
Georgia rocked by protests as government pushes Putin-style ‘foreign agent’ bill – KION546
KION 46 Salinas· 7 days agoThe ruling Georgian Dream party is trying to force through a “foreign agent” law, likened by critics...
Zelensky’s term would have expired this month, but he’s staying. Russia wants to use it
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 4 days agoPresident Volodymyr Zelensky's term in office is supposed to end on May 20, 2024 – but it won’t. As ...
Under Putin, a militarized new Russia rises to challenge US and the West
Stars and Stripes· 3 days agoPutin’s inauguration on Tuesday for a fifth term will not only mark his 25-year-long grip on power...
‘We do not want to be like Russia’: a first-hand account of Georgia’s fight for democracy
The Conversation· 2 days agoThe atmosphere on the streets of the capital Tbilisi was electric – it was a euphoric and self-affirming moment for the small Caucasian nation. More than just a soccer match, it signalled to ...
Armenia refuses to finance Russian-led CSTO security alliance
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn recent months, Armenia has taken an increasingly belligerent stance towards Moscow and, in March,...
May Fourth and China's legacy of revolution
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAs ill-will from the Allies' betrayal at Versailles festered, activists turned away from Western liberal democracies and looked instead to the Bolshevik ...
The Perils of “Putinism”
The National Interest· 3 days agoEditor’s Note: This article is the fourth installment in a series on Russian president Vladimir Putin’s succession dilemma, featuring Anna...
