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EUROPE/INDO PACIFIC – Europe rediscovers the Indo-Pacific (David Camroux, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/12/23/europe-rediscovers-the-indo-pacific/

ISRAEL/PAKISTAN – Israel says Pakistan not among states it may have ties with (Al Jazeera)

Pakistan is not among the Muslim countries Israel is aiming to normalise relations with, an Israeli cabinet minister said. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/24/israel-says-pakistan-not-among-countries-to-normalise-ties-with

USA/IRAN/IRAQ – Trump warns Iran after rocket attack on US embassy in Baghdad (Al Jazeera)

United States President Donald Trump has blamed Iran for a rocket attack on the US embassy in Baghdad and threatened a military response if...

VENEZUELA – Venezuela’s opposition needs a new strategy (Antulio Rosales, Maryhen Jimenez Morales, Al Jazeera)

This year has been incredibly difficult for the people of Venezuela. The humanitarian emergency, economic hardship, rampant inequality, and forced displacement were compounded by...

IRAN/USA – Iranians created website threatening US election officials: Security agencies (Al Arabiya)

US security agencies said on Wednesday they had highly credible information indicating that Iranian cyber actors were responsible for creating a website earlier this...

ARAB SPRING – A decade of darkness since the Arab Spring (Mohammed Al Rumaihi, Al Arabiya)

A decade has passed since the so-called Arab Spring, which began sometime between December 2010 and January 2011. The time has come to look...

NETWORK EXTREMISTS/ALGORITHMS – Network extremists and the power of algorithms (Mansour Al-Shammari, Al Arabiya)

In our usual approach to the phenomenon of extremism, we have become accustomed to seeing it as an ideological deviation or extremism, studying its...

BRAZIL – The race to save an Indigenous Brazilian language from extinction (Al Jazeera)

Deep in the state of Mato Grosso, in the heart of Brazil’s vast Xingu National park, the inhabitants of the Indigenous village of Typa...

USA – Weak US jobs figures, consumer spending data signal slowdown (Al Jazeera)

The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, though levels remain elevated as more businesses face restrictions and...

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