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Critical Minerals, Critical Choices: Ukraine’s Economic Diplomacy
Ukraine’s vast mineral resources, including major reserves of lithium, titanium, uranium, graphite, and rare earth elements. (Image Source: Visual Capitalist; https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-ukraines-mineral-resources/) By Luca Mórocz (“Lucy”) The Argument for Sovereignty and National Identity The Russia-Ukraine war remains unresolved with three key factors shaping the trajectory: the balance of military power on the battlefield, economic and military…
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Resilient Roots: The Persistence of Hungarian National Identity in Transcarpathia Amid Conflict and Change
Munkácsi Castle (Palanok Castle) rises above Mukachevo, Ukraine, symbolizing the historic presence of the Hungarian minority in the region. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Munkacsivar.jpg. Licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0.) By Luca Mórocz (”Lucy”) Why do ethnic Hungarians in Transcarpathia, Ukraine, continue to maintain a strong national Hungarian identity and attachment to Hungary within the context of conflict…
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Towards a Depoliticized Belarusian State
By Helen K. McHenry Executive Summary Belarus, a former Soviet republic located between Russia and Europe, has been led by President Alexander Lukashenko for the past 27 years. Lukashenko has built a police state plagued by corruption and a weak rule of law; the vast majority of the state’s power resides in the executive…
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