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As a region with unlimited potential for demographic and economic growth, Africa is rapidly gaining weight in the modern world. It is no longer an object for someone else’s manipulations (it is perfectly understandable whose), but is beginning to seriously defend its own interests. It is no longer the backward continent that still sits in the heads of many Western politicians. Its current state can be compared to China in the 1990s – it is gaining strength before a powerful leap. And since almost all kinds of minerals and natural resources are concentrated here…

The reception Russian President Vladimir Putin received for his visit with the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, was nothing short of exquisite. The Russian president’s arrival was met with ceremonies no U.S. president ever received. The spectacle in Abu Dhabi rivalled even that of Pope Francis in November. The events culminated at the imposing Qasr Al Watan Palace, where both leaders seemed dwarfed by the extravagance of one of the world’s finest landmarks of art and culture in the world. The welcoming must-have been puzzling for Americans…

Japan sees itself as “Poland for Ukraine” in the event of escalation, and the United States is actively ramping up its production of the latest weapons. A little more than a month is left until the presidential elections in Taiwan, scheduled for January 13, 2024. In the run-up to elections, the candidate from Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is currently leading in the polls, leaving his contenders from the opposition Kuomintang and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) behind. The lack of agreement between…