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The geopolitical summer of 2025 is anything but boring. Although international relations in the 21st century are complex, dynamic, and unpredictable, the situation has been further destabilized by Donald Trump’s presence in the White House, the Middle East boiling over following the recently concluded Iran-Israel war, the ongoing war in…
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Anyone buying coffee in supermarkets recently has noticed sharp price hikes. In early July, one kilogram of ground coffee in most Croatian supermarkets costs around €18, while 500 grams sell for €9–10. These are shockingly high prices, forcing consumers to wait for discounts to save a few euros. Prices for…
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Despite the devastating blow of nature in Texas, U.S. authorities bear a share of responsibility for the deaths of hundreds and the destruction of property. To be fair, it should be noted that federal and state authorities did respond, achieving certain results. After the disaster began, Texas Governor Greg Abbott…
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The United States is frequently struck by severe weather events such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, wildfires, droughts, and extreme winter storms, causing massive destruction and endangering millions of lives. While the U.S. has historically dealt with natural disasters since its founding, the problem today is that these events have become…
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The United States is one of the countries with the most fascinating histories. Thirteen British colonies in North America gained their freedom during the American War of Independence, leading to the formation of the United States. Soon after, the new nation began expanding westward across the continent. The United States…
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Store boycotts that began earlier this year in the Republic of Croatia and other Southeast European countries (Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Romania, etc.) are an interesting development that had not occurred before. These boycotts were sparked by rising prices of basic goods, monopolies of…
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When the average person on Earth thinks about the world of video games, they most often picture the action-adventure crime series Grand Theft Auto (GTA). Although hundreds of new gaming franchises have emerged over the past two decades — with hugely popular series like Assassin’s Creed and Mass Effect standing…
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How does the chaotization of international relations manifest itself? Based on the previous conceptual-theoretical analysis of anarchy and chaos/chaotization, as well as the geopolitical perspective of Evstafiev, it is possible to identify several potential elements and characteristics that mark chaos in today’s world. These are processes that affect the political,…
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The CIA coordinated arms and equipment deliveries into Afghanistan. CIA operative Howard Hart would hand these shipments over to Pakistan’s intelligence service, which acted as the intermediary between the CIA and the mujahideen. Before the weapons reached the Afghan resistance leaders in exile in Peshawar, east of the Khyber Pass,…
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The largest CIA mission in terms of delivering weapons, military equipment, logistics, and funding was a global supply line for the mujahideen, the “holy warriors” of Afghanistan, who were fighting against approximately 110,000 Soviet troops. Under the evocative name “Operation Cyclone,” this secret program officially began during President Jimmy Carter’s…
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Over the past five years, we have hypothetically been witnessing a rise in chaos within international relations. In recent years, due to ongoing challenges, numerous authors and scholars in the Russian Federation have been warning about the collapse of the existing international order, which would be followed by a certain…
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On Thursday, July 3, around noon, the football world was shaken by the tragic news that Liverpool’s forward Diogo Jota had passed away in a car accident alongside his brother, André Silva, who was also a footballer. The devastating news felt like a cruel joke, a bolt from the blue…