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JudiciaryTHE GUARDIANWildfires devastating richer areas but fewer hectares burned globally – studyBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEMali dividedTHE DIPLOMATMoscow’s New Military Partner Has Something Russia Needs More Than AlliesTHE INDEPENDENTIran-US war latest: US launches ‘self-defence’ strikes on Iran island and downs missiles targeting Gulf alliesTHE GUARDIAN‘We don’t have another country to run to’: Kenyans fear US plan for Ebola quarantine siteTHE GUARDIANMozambique says five citizens killed in ‘xenophobic attacks’ in South AfricaLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEEthnic homogeneity by forceBRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotTHE DIPLOMATUnholy Violence: Weaponizing Religion Against Gender Rights Defenders in MyanmarBRASIL WIREMinister warns of “industrial-scale” organized disinformation campaign, hindering disaster effortsMAIL & GUARDIANSIU to recover R8 million bursary funded to deceased students, foreign nationals and officialsTHE DIPLOMATNepal’s Prime Minister Mistakes Mandate for ImmunityTHE INDEPENDENTBritish couple jailed for 10 years over ‘spying on Iran’ lose appeal, family confirmsMAIL & GUARDIANBREAKING: Former SA Steel Mills owner detainedMAIL & GUARDIANChery Tiggo 8 PHEV: Another strong product but it seems to have become lost in the middleTHE DIPLOMATKazakhstan, Russia Step Forward With $16.4 Billion Nuclear Power Plant PlanLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEEmpires dismantledTHE INDEPENDENTHere’s the impact of Trump’s Iran war on your household budgetTHE GUARDIANUK will not have to pay Rwanda £100m over failed asylum scheme, court rulesLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThe Russiagate fiascoMAIL & GUARDIANBafana Bafana finally depart for North America after embarrassing visa mix-up – in stark contrast to other African teamsTHE INDEPENDENTBakersfield bomb threat latest: Chase bank hostage crisis continues for hours with no suspect namedMAIL & GUARDIANSA launches first climate and health surveillance platformBRASIL WIRENathália Urban Presente!THE DIPLOMATBeyond China and the US: How Japan is Incrementally Rebalancing Its Foreign PolicyTHE INDEPENDENT‘Stuck in quicksand’: How the Iran war has stalled the Trump agenda and frustrated the White HouseTHE GUARDIANPeople ‘panicking’ as Ghana passes sweeping law criminalising LGBTQ+ activityLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEWest Africa's cocaine connectionBRASIL WIREInside Brazil’s X Ban: How Elon Musk Started–and lost–a Fight With Brazil’s JudiciaryTHE GUARDIANWildfires devastating richer areas but fewer hectares burned globally – studyBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEMali dividedTHE DIPLOMATMoscow’s New Military Partner Has Something Russia Needs More Than AlliesTHE INDEPENDENTIran-US war latest: US launches ‘self-defence’ strikes on Iran island and downs missiles targeting Gulf alliesTHE GUARDIAN‘We don’t have another country to run to’: Kenyans fear US plan for Ebola quarantine siteTHE GUARDIANMozambique says five citizens killed in ‘xenophobic attacks’ in South AfricaLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEEthnic homogeneity by forceBRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotTHE DIPLOMATUnholy Violence: Weaponizing Religion Against Gender Rights Defenders in MyanmarBRASIL WIREMinister warns of “industrial-scale” organized disinformation campaign, hindering disaster effortsMAIL & GUARDIANSIU to recover R8 million bursary funded to deceased students, foreign nationals and officialsTHE DIPLOMATNepal’s Prime Minister Mistakes Mandate for ImmunityTHE INDEPENDENTBritish couple jailed for 10 years over ‘spying on Iran’ lose appeal, family confirmsMAIL & GUARDIANBREAKING: Former SA Steel Mills owner detainedMAIL & GUARDIANChery Tiggo 8 PHEV: Another strong product but it seems to have become lost in the middleTHE DIPLOMATKazakhstan, Russia Step Forward With $16.4 Billion Nuclear Power Plant PlanLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEEmpires dismantled

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J. Michael Springmann

J. Michael Springmann

Former US Diplomat & Author

J. Michael Springmann served in the United States government at the Commerce Department and as a diplomat with the State Department's Foreign Service, with postings in Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia. His last assignment was with the Bureau of Intelligence and Research.

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Alexander Dugin

Alexander Dugin

Russian Political Philosopher & Geopolitical Theorist

Aleksandr Gelyevich Dugin is a Russian political philosopher, geopolitical theorist, and one of the most influential ideological figures in post-Soviet Russia. Born in Moscow in 1962, Dugin became the founding architect of Russia's neo-Eurasianist intellectual movement. He is the founder of the International Eurasian Movement and has authored more than sixty books spanning political theory, philosophy, sociology, and geopolitics.

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