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November 2019

2019 Middle East November 2019 Opinion U.S. 

Syrian Oil at the Heart of Trump’s Rhetoric

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Mark Gorman 0 Comments Donald Trump, Oil, Syria

Trump will keep some U.S. forces in Syria to protect the oil-rich Deir ez-Zor province while abandoning the Kurds and the SDF to Turkey’s wrath. This move demonstrates that the U.S. will not likely relinquish control of the oil fields anytime soon.

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2019 Asia International News November 2019 

Taiwan Faces Diplomatic Isolation as China Seeks Economic Ties

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Luisa Chainferber 0 Comments China, Taiwan, U.S.-China relations, U.S.-Taiwan Relations

Taiwan faces increasing diplomatic isolation due to pressure from the Chinese government.

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2019 Asia International News November 2019 

Showcasing Dictatorship: Turkmenistan

November 26, 2019 Sarah Hyser 0 Comments Dictators, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, Human Rights, Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan remains a restrictive dictatorship with an all-powerful leader, an atrocious human rights record, and no free press.

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2019 Africa International News November 2019 

Russia Looks to Exert Influence, Fund New African Development Projects

November 26, 2019 Natalie Sherman 0 Comments Russia, Russia-Africa Relations

Vladimir Putin’s Russia took very little interest in Africa during the 2000s, but in the wake of Western sanctions over its takeover of Crimea, Russia now finds it necessary to seek out new geopolitical friends. 

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2019 Africa International News Middle East November 2019 

Migrants Dreaming of New Futures Find Nightmarish Lives Inside Yemen Trafficking Rings

November 26, 2019 Delaney Cha 0 Comments Ethiopia, Human Trafficking, migrants, refugees, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

The migrants hailing from Ethiopia and Yemen face abduction and abuse inside such trafficking rings, where traffickers kidnap women and children for prostitution and force men to sell body parts or organs to make money.  

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2019 Eastern Europe Europe International News November 2019 

Corruption and Aid Diversion Corrode Former Eastern Bloc 

November 26, 2019 Stephanie Miller 0 Comments corruption, Eastern Europe, EU, Russia, Ukraine

Aid diversion from rural agricultural communities continues as systemic corruption corrodes what is left of Eastern European democracy

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2019 Climate Change Europe International News November 2019 

Venice Hit with Worst Floods in Decades

November 25, 2019November 24, 2019 Keshav Agiwal 0 Comments Venice, Venice Floods

Severe flooding in Venice came as a shock to many after water levels reached 1.87 meters (around 6 feet) above sea level.

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2019 Asia International News November 2019 

Gotabaya Rajapaksa Elected as President of Sri Lanka

November 25, 2019November 24, 2019 Isha Ayesha 0 Comments Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Presidential Election

Sri Lanka’s former defense chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa won the country’s presidential election on Sunday, November 17 with 52.25 percent of the vote.

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2019 Americas International News November 2019 

Lack of Dialogue and Violence Sustain Bolivia’s Political Crisis

November 25, 2019November 24, 2019 Daniela Maquera 0 Comments Bolivia, Bolivia Protests, South America

Disruptive protests continue in Bolivia’s main cities, following President Evo Morales’ resignation on Sunday, November 10.

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2019 Europe International News November 2019 

Czech Protests Continue Over Political Scandal

November 25, 2019November 24, 2019 Natalie Sherman 0 Comments Andrej Babis, Czech Protests, Czech Republic, Velvet Revolution

Many Czechs have come out to protest Babis on the anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, demanding that he leave office. 

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