Russia’s future: a giant Iran of Eurasia

Russia’s future: a giant Iran of Eurasia

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Sudan: inside the world’s worst humanitarian crisis

Famine, mass killings and the collapse of basic government services have pushed Sudan into what the UN now calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. As regional powers across the Middle East fuel the conflict by backing rival factions, civilians have largely been left to fend ...  Show more

‘Regime roulette’ in Venezuela: Is Greenland next?

Now that the Trump administration has fully embraced the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ - a policy claiming the western hemisphere as a US sphere of influence - which country will be next in the line of fire? Gideon discusses this with Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group consultancy, ...  Show more

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