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(Analysis) The rise of Private Military Companies in Modern Conflict

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Long have the Private Military Companies (PMCs) lurked in the shadow of the modern conflict; the recent Russo-Ukraine war pushed them to light. This article argues that Wagner is not an exceptional case of a PMC that fully engaged in conventional warfare, but rather a part of the overall trend of the privatization of security on the global level. This article will further examine what conditions contribute to this trend, and how they will affect the nature of future conflicts.

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Let’s Tune In To The EU’s Periphery: Slovakia Elects Pro-Putin Left-Wing President

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Slovak voters chose a pro-Russian President and risk their standing within the European Union and the West.

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(Analysis) Finland Finds its Footing in NATO

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Finland has long pursued neutrality as the order of the day. This has been done especially considering its neighbor Russia. Now that it is a new NATO member, it faces a large number of challenges.

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Ambushing the Environment: The Russo-Ukrainian War

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When it comes to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the major focus of masses is understandably on the immediate atrocities against civilians and war crimes, it is exceptionally essential to throw light and bring the issue of environmental degradation and climate change associated with the military to the mainstream discourse.

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Let’s Tune In To The EU’s Periphery: Greece Makes History While Leaving Italy Behind

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Greece makes history as the first Orthodox Christian nation to pass legislation allowing same-sex marriage. Italy remains the sole nation in western Europe not allowing same-sex marriages.

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Sudan: Eight Months of Civil War

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More than 9,000 civilians have been murdered since the start of fighting in April, and 7.1 million people have been forced from their homes, resulting in the world’s largest displacement crisis ever. Reports from the village of Ardamata reveal that the RSF launched an ethnically-motivated attack against Masalit civilians, resulting in the murder and displacement of the town’s population. Human Rights Watch warn that this is a sign of ethnically targeted killings against the Masalit.

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Let’s Tune In To The EU’s Periphery: Italian Foreign Minister Proposes EU Army

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Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani calls for the creation for an EU army. This is not a novel proposal, yet it remains an elusive goal of the EU.