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A coup in a poor African nation is not unheard of, but the modern-day geopolitical context gives it global significance By Timur Fomenko, a political analyst The military of the west African nation of Niger has deposed the government in a coup, setting the stage for a new confrontation with the West. Niger has been in a similar situation most states…

The conflict initially brought tactical gains for the US but has now led to growing strategic losses By Ivan Timofeev, programme director of the Valdai Club. The latest development in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is an indication of the growing imbalance in the existing system of international relations. This is characterized by the emergence of new wars,…