
Strategic hypocrisy
If burden-sharing is the principle, then reciprocity, not only in defense, but in economic survivability, should follow.
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If burden-sharing is the principle, then reciprocity, not only in defense, but in economic survivability, should follow.
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Lawmakers on Thursday overrode President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s veto of a law changing how prison sentences are calculated.
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‘We are not going to negotiate, we are not going to make pacts, we are going to attack them.’
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BRATISLAVA (AFP) — Slovakia said it was receiving Russian oil on Thursday after Ukraine repaired the Druzhba pipeline which was damaged in a Russian attack in…
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday issued a month-long sanctions waiver allowing the sale of Russian oil…
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Sanctions block the cheapest oil, forcing Manila to pay more or risk penalties, exposing the limits of its economic sovereignty.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — An American YouTuber who caused outrage for filming himself kissing a statue commemorating Korean wartime sex slaves has been…
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A new study by the University of Bristol has identified a critical gap in the Philippines’ pandemic preparedness — its prison system — highlighting the need…
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MATANZAS (AFP) — A Russian oil tanker docked in a Cuban port on Tuesday to deliver the first crude shipment to the crisis-hit island since January after…
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Petron Corp. has procured 2.48 million barrels of crude oil from Russia amid geopolitical upheavals disrupting the country’s traditional Middle East supply…
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The Philippines' sole oil refinery has secured nearly 2.5 million barrels of Russian crude out of "extreme necessity", a stock exchange filing revealed Monday,…
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Ejercito expressed reservations, saying it (China-Philippine deal) would not provide an immediate solution, noting that oil extraction would take three to five…
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A ship carrying more than 700,000 barrels of Russian crude oil has arrived in the Philippines, a source with knowledge of the matter told AFP on Thursday, days…
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The Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced a temporary suspension of jail visitation at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) from 1 to 3 April in observance of the…
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The Anatoly Kolodkin is listed as coming under sanctions against Russia by the US, European Union and Britain.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Explosions rang out over the Ukrainian capital on Monday and Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalists witnessed air defense batteries…
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Moscow said on Friday that the global energy market “cannot remain stable” without its oil, piling pressure on Washington to…
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