TERRITORY IN THESE FOUR REGIONS

territory in these four regions

Since Russian forces do not control 100 percent of the territory in these four regions within their administrative borders, it is likely that Ukraine will be able to retain the smaller parts it controls. It is less probable, but still possible, that Ukrainian forces will have to completely leave these areas in favor of Russia. As for small pieces o

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Ignoring the Ukrainian Puzzle

perity. Cities like Donetsk and Kharkiv, where matches of the largest European football tournament were held in 2012, became battlegrounds during 2014. That year, the control of Kiev and pro-Russian separatists changed violently in several instances as part of the war in Eastern Ukraine Over time, starting from 2016, the war in Donbas decreased in

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lifting sanctions without a clear

Destruction of chemical weapons stockpile remains a regional and global concern, as much as the role of foreign fighters beyond the transition period. According to the UN, the “situation in Syria [remains] extremely fragile,” and lifting sanctions without a clear track record under the HTS government may prove regrettable in the short run. Soon

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Transparent Tribe and Earth Karkaddan

A prominent APT involved in these cyberattacks is the Pakistan-based threat actor APT-36—also known as Transparent Tribe and Earth Karkaddan. According to reports, the group deployed Crimson Remote Access Trojan (RAT) malware in the wake of the Pahalgam attack, targeting Indian government officials and defence personnel. APT-36 is known for persi

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confidence in the national currency

Although it is possible that Argentina may converge toward an equilibrium in which the dollar becomes the preferred currency for everyday transactions and financial contracts –that is, an endogenous dollarisation– the experience of other countries that went through inflationary crises followed by successful stabilisation plans suggests that, in

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