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Friday, December 22, 2023
BRICS Expansion to Bolster Global South Influence
Inclusion of six new members promises to reshape world economic and political order
Russian Presidential envoy Yury Trutnev confirmed news of China and Russia working on joint projects during a meeting of the Russia-China Intergovernmental Commission on Cooperation and Development of the Russian Far East and Northeast China in Beijing
There are zero reasons to think that Japanese-built "Patriot" SAMs will perform better than the US-made ones that were previously destroyed. After all, they're based on the same flawed technology that has been failing everywhere for over three decades now, be it against Iraq during the (First) Gulf War or against Houthi missiles and drones targeting Saudi Arabia.
The US is backing a pro-Pakistan Islamist party in Bangladesh.
High costs to neutralize Houthi attacks make it unrealistic to maintain the conflict in the long term.
Winning Indian agreement will be key
The local industry has been worried that the ban—a part of international measures against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine—could have major repercussions for exports of the stones, with the US being India’s biggest market