#Countries

My translation of the 4th letter in the series from an active FSB analyst to Vladimir Osechkin. Written March 9th. As consequential as the 1st translated letter. Buckle up for
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COVID has caused global indices to post poor YTD returns: - FTSE 100: -26%- Nikkei 225: -1.37%- DAX: -12.14%Yet one index is just crushing it: - Japan's Mothers Index: +37%It's
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How will Chinese politics develop in the next five years? In a new @MacroPoloChina report "Forecast 2025: China Adjusts Course" my base case is 1) Xi consolidates power 2) Xi
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The #Fincen leaks are the latest finance corruption megaleak, following #ParadisePapers (2017), #PanamaPapers (2016), #SwissLeaks (2015), #Luxleaks (2014). It's a trove of 2100 "Suspicious Activity Reports" (SARs) from the US
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Theory time? On left-wing melancholy and the dialectic of despair, a thread. In The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, Marx distinguishes between proletarian and bourgeoisie revolutions. The bourgeois 'run swiftly
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Today was supposed to be hispanic/latinx blackout day. I understand everyone kept tweeting today because blackouts aren't really helpful in twitter. As a chilean that still lives here i beg
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To the youths in Ughelli who started this #EndSARS protest they refused to let nonsense happen without a fight; we salute you. To those in Benin who took it
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THREADKey findings of the recent report by @hrw on "Women’s Access to Health Care in Afghanistan"Some Staggering facts. Impressive reporting by @heatherbarr1, @TamanaAyazi, and team. Read the full report here:https://www.hrw.org
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1. A long on what is going on & what is at stake in dispute between @EUCourtPress & @EU_Commission & German @BVerfG. It is a showdown over question of
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Lots of discussion around Gulf states breaking their $ pegs. Pegs have kept Gulf currencies stronger than if they had freely floating exchange rates, so what are they protecting?1/17 Firstly
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Big fat mid exam Stevo deep (over)thinking tweet thread incoming. I apologise in advance but it’s in my head and I’ve got to get it out somewhere. It can’t go
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Last week we launched the #CoronavirusTimeCapsule, a week-by-week response to the pandemic through the eyes of teenagers everywhere. Our Week One video looked like this. Since then, more than 150
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Making face masks compulsory is not just a matter of public health. It's a cultural shift for Western countries.⁠⁠To help you navigate the New Normal, we have put together an
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87/ So what the 5 micron error really reveals is a key sociological aspect. Despite droplet infection being a hypothesis without much evidence, it was SO dominant that the experts
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Here's something you need to see before you make any more appeals for international sanctions on Iran to be suspended, @ImranKhanPTI @SMQureshiPTI. THREADhttp://www.reuters.com/investigates/iran/#article/part1 After investigating for 6 months, Re
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UNPOPULAR OPINION: Jennie being the first member of BLACKPINK to go solo IS NOT A PRIVILEGE AT ALLA thread by me 1. First of all, she had the pressure of
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