Norway's defence minister says NATO doesn't lose Russian submarines. NATO's own spokesman is more cautious. Two cut cables are still unattributed.

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Pakistan needs to move beyond emphasizing its strategic location and demonstrate what that position can actually offer.

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The Trump administration’s Venezuela oil deal grants North American Blue Energy Partners, a private Venezuelan producer, ...

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Stablecoins, Monero payments, and state-backed CBDCs are tools of statecraft. How tech firms became players in the political economy of digital money.