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  The European Union is seeking to make it more difficult to circumvent its sanctions regime. The 14th package of its sanctions against Russia, in force since June 25, 2024, is designed to increase liability risks for companies that have avoided the previous rounds. By the end of the year, the measures will apply to […]

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  As presidents of the United States, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden resided in the White House during the 2017-2020 and the 2021-2024 periods, respectively. Their economic records are difficult to compare, as four years is not much time to evaluate a country’s overall economic performance or to appreciate how past policies or […]

  After its founding in 1949, the People’s Republic of China pursued a policy of economic self-reliance. Under the rule of Chairman Mao Zedong (1949-1976), it proved dramatically unsuccessful. From late 1978, the approach of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began to change. Integration in the global economy over the following decades allowed China and its […]

  On August 1, the Turkish National Intelligence Agency coordinated the exchange of 24 prisoners in Ankara. Russia and Belarus released 16 individuals, while the United States, Germany, Slovenia, Norway and Poland released eight. The swap is said to be the largest such exchange since the end of the Cold War, although there are notable […]