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Conspiracy Theories and Terror Plots: QAnon’s Startling International Rise
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Michael Kappeler By Kurt JohnstonStaff Writer On December 7, 2022, twenty five German citizens were arrested on charges of conspiracy to overthrow their country’s government. In a January 6th-type plot, the terrorists hoped to storm the Reichstag, execute Chancellor Olaf Schultz, and take hold of a restored German empire (“the fourth Reich”). […]
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Op-Ed: The End of the Merkel Era and the Rise of Social Liberalism : Implications for Germany and Europe
Photo Credit: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly By Andrew CamposContributing Writer After sixteen years of unimpeded rule in the federal government, the center-right Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU), led by the unifying and captivating Angela Merkel, has relinquished control of the German federal parliament known as the Bundestag. During her term as Chancellor, Angela Merkel managed […]
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The Strategic Shifts Caused by Nord Stream 2 and What the United States Can Do Moving Forward
Russia’s energy market has long served as a coercive tool for achieving favorable outcomes, though has never been as effective as it currently is, or as it is likely to be. The Nord Stream 2 represents a growing Russian influence in the heart of Europe that has the potential to damage Western alliances and swing the balance of power Eastward.
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