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They’re shaking up the aging clerical establishment to a degree not seen since the 1979 revolution.
Russia’s president has been shaped by decades of bitterness and revenge.
The Biden administration shut down a touchpoint for thousands of refugees from Afghanistan—and left its diplomats in agonizing limbo.
Harned Hoose played both sides of the U.S.-China relationship—including during Nixon’s famous trip.
Baghdad can’t rebuild its infrastructure and agricultural sector when its land remains littered with thousands of explosive devices.
Modern civilizations are forged with sand, but soaring extraction has come at an alarming price.
Some are working on resistance. Others, consular services. And all of them must figure out how to keep their embassy’s lights on.
Next year’s contests are set to bring populist reckonings, parliamentary headaches, and a possible democratic crisis or two.
Battle deaths may be down, but regional wars continue to rage as great-power confrontations loom, from Ukraine to Taiwan, amid declining U.S. influence.
So why are most of them not paid enough—and some not paid at all?
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