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Hard Numbers: Musk's Starlink soars over Iran, Peru pinches crooked cops, Whitmer plotter sentenced, Putin cuts the crude

December 27, 2022

Alex Kliment

Twitter CEO Elon Musk.

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100:Elon Musk says that there are now roughly 100 of his Starlink satellite internet modules operating in Iran. The deployment is part of a US-backed effort to help anti-government protesters there circumvent the Islamic Republic’s internet restrictions. Question: Will Musk eventually ask the Pentagon to pay for the system, as he did in Ukraine?

6: Peruvian authorities arrested six people — at least three of them police generals — as part of a probe into allegations of corruption under former President Pedro Castillo, who was removed last month after attempting to dissolve Congress. Protests continue, with fresh elections now set for 2024.

16: Adam Fox, the man convicted in August of attempting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role in the plot.

0: Vladimir Putin has signed a decree under which zero Russian oil will flow to countries that joined the G7 and EU agreement on a $60 per barrel price cap for Russian crude. The cap was meant to cripple Putin’s source of funding for his war on Ukraine. Putin’s retaliatory five-month ban goes into effect in February.

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Georgia’s parliament advances divisive foreign agents bill

Mamuka Mdinaradze, leader of the ruling Georgian Dream party's parliamentary faction, is punched in the face by opposition MP Aleko Elisashvili during discussion of the bill on "foreign agents" in the Parliament, Tbilisi, Georgia, April 15, 2024 in this still image taken from a live broadcast video.

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Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, on Wednesday advanced a controversial “foreign agents” bill that rights groups say could be used to stifle civil society and silence political opponents.

Want to stabilize the world’s worst crises? “Leave your textbook in your drawer.”

People gather as they watch from afar after an alleged gang member was killed and set on fire, amid an escalation in gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti March 20, 2024.

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The international community is struggling to address half a dozen conflicts, spanning from the Middle East to Haiti, that often involve institutions poorly equipped to tackle modern problems.

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Sudan civil war blazes into second year

Members of the Sudanese Armed Forces gather on the street, almost one year into the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), in Omdurman, Sudan, April 7, 2024

REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig

It’s been a year since tensions between the army and a major paramilitary group plunged the vast East African country into civil war. With much of the world looking elsewhere, there is little prospect for peace.

Viewpoint: India gears up for biggest elections ever

Bharatiya Janata Party supporters hold party flags while waiting for Narendra Modi's road show during an election campaign in Guwahati, Assam, India, on April 16, 2024.

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The world’s most populous country will hold elections between April 19 and 1 June for its lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, one of the world’s most popular heads of state, is expected to lead his Bharatiya Janata Party to a comfortable victory and secure a third consecutive term in office. We sat down with Eurasia Group experts Rahul Bhatia and Pramit Pal Chaudhuri to learn more about the upcoming elections.

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Hard Numbers: Musk's Starlink soars over Iran, Peru pinches crooked cops, Whitmer plotter sentenced, Putin cuts the crude

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Mike Johnson rolls the dice

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World Bank economist: The poorest are getting poorer globally

The combined shocks of multiple crises, including the pandemic, wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, food insecurity, and inflation, have taken a massive toll on the 75 least developed economies, according to World Bank Group’s Deputy Chief Economist Ayhan Kose.

Georgia’s parliament advances divisive foreign agents bill

Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, on Wednesday advanced a controversial “foreign agents” bill that rights groups say could be used to stifle civil society and silence political opponents.

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Want to stabilize the world’s worst crises? “Leave your textbook in your drawer.”

The international community is struggling to address half a dozen conflicts, spanning from the Middle East to Haiti, that often involve institutions poorly equipped to tackle modern problems.

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Sudan civil war blazes into second year

It’s been a year since tensions between the army and a major paramilitary group plunged the vast East African country into civil war. With much of the world looking elsewhere, there is little prospect for peace.

Dems push on hot-button election issues

President Joe Biden used a meeting in Pennsylvania with United Steel Workers on Wednesday to call for a tripling of steel tariffs on China.

Iran’s attack on Israel, explained

On April 13, Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles from its own territory in its first-ever direct, attributable attack against Israel, thrusting the long-simmering shadow war between the two regional foes into the light.

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China shouldn’t “coerce or intimidate” the Philippines in the South China Sea, says US Ambassador

US Ambassador Nick Burns discusses growing tensions in the South China Sea, concerns over China’s intimidation of the Philippines at the Second Thomas Shoal, and the need for a peaceful resolution.

Hard Numbers: Musk's Starlink soars over Iran, Peru pinches crooked cops, Whitmer plotter sentenced, Putin cuts the crude

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House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday announced plans to move forward with a vote on several foreign aid bills, defying hardline Republicans and potentially sparking a vote to oust him.

The combined shocks of multiple crises, including the pandemic, wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, food insecurity, and inflation, have taken a massive toll on the 75 least developed economies, according to World Bank Group’s Deputy Chief Economist Ayhan Kose.

Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, on Wednesday advanced a controversial “foreign agents” bill that rights groups say could be used to stifle civil society and silence political opponents.

The international community is struggling to address half a dozen conflicts, spanning from the Middle East to Haiti, that often involve institutions poorly equipped to tackle modern problems.

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It’s been a year since tensions between the army and a major paramilitary group plunged the vast East African country into civil war. With much of the world looking elsewhere, there is little prospect for peace.

President Joe Biden used a meeting in Pennsylvania with United Steel Workers on Wednesday to call for a tripling of steel tariffs on China.

On April 13, Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles from its own territory in its first-ever direct, attributable attack against Israel, thrusting the long-simmering shadow war between the two regional foes into the light.

US Ambassador Nick Burns discusses growing tensions in the South China Sea, concerns over China’s intimidation of the Philippines at the Second Thomas Shoal, and the need for a peaceful resolution.