The Assad regime and Arab capitals will reap the greatest rewards, but ordinary citizens and certain foreign governments involved in Syria’s war have less to gain.

The mass protests that have rocked Peru since December threaten to upend regional supply chains, intensify migration flows, and strain Lima’s bilateral relations.

Germany, once dangerously dependent on Russian energy, has defied Russian expectations in its reaction to war in Ukraine.

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