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Biden Warns Of Sanctions If Russia Invades Ukraine; Putin Calls For ‘Guarantees’ Against NATO Expansion (Mike Eckel, RFE RL)

U.S. President Joe Biden warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia would be hit with "strong economic and other measures" as punishment should Moscow...

Biden’s Pick For Top Bank Regulator Withdraws After Republicans Accuse Her Of Being A Communist (RFE RL)

President Joe Biden’s pick to serve as the country’s top banking regulator withdrew her nomination after Republican attacks about her Soviet upbringing and concerns...

U.S. Hits Iranian Officials, Entities With Sanctions Over ‘Serious’ Rights Abuses (RFE RL)

The United States has slapped sanctions on about a dozen Iranian officials and entities accused of committing "serious" human rights abuses. The sanctions announced on...

He Said, He Said: Russian, U.S. Statements On Biden-Putin Call Differ Starkly (Steve Gutterman, RFE RL)

Amid a big Russian military buildup near Ukraine and on the Russian-controlled Crimean Peninsula, the Kremlin has kept a lot of people guessing about...

Kyrgyzstani Parliamentary Elections Strengthen President Japarov’s Rule (Serik Rymbetov, The Jamestown Foundation)

On November 28, Kyrgyzstan held early parliamentary elections, which capped a year of hectic electoral activity—inaugurated with the January presidential vote won by then–prime...

Russia, China Dividing Responsibilities in Tajikistan: Is Conflict Possible? (Paul Globe, The Jamestown Foundation)

Street clashes in Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan region have quieted down at least for the present, but in their wake, geopolitical competition there has, if anything,...

India Responds to New Kashmiri Militant Factions’ Campaign Against Civilians (Animesh Roul, The Jamestown Foundation)

After a period of relative dormancy, India’s restive Kashmir region has been struck by violence again, witnessing an increase in the targeted killings of...

The Window for a Negotiated Settlement in Ethiopia’s War is Closing as the Country Faces Protracted Civil War (Michael Horton, The Jamestown Foundation)

On November 22, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced that he was leaving the capital, Addis Ababa, for the frontlines of the country’s civil...

Pakistan’s Peace Talks with the Pakistani Taliban: Insights from an Interview with Abdul Wali Mohmand (alias Umar Khalid Khurasani) (Abdul Sayed, The Jamestown Foundation)

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) (“Pakistani Taliban”) spokesman, Muhammad Khurasani, announced a one-month ceasefire and peace negotiations with the Pakistani state on November 8 (Umar...

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