Between 2009 and 2021, nearly 30% fewer college students enrolled in a foreign language course.
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A new report from the Modern Language Association shows an unprecedented drop in the study of foreign languages among college students.
Are you sure you know what that emotionally jarring video clip really shows?
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When you view photos and video through the fog of war, first ask yourself: Do I really know what I’m looking at?
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Since 1947 the clock’s hand have been set at the beginning of every year.
Breaking up is hard to do.
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Hawkish foreign policy wonks have called for a breakup of Russia. But would that fall into Beijing’s hands?
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrives in Beijing on Oct. 16, 2023.
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed claims his landlocked country has a right to demand maritime access to a Red Sea port from its neighbors in the Horn of Africa − Somalia, Eritrea and Djibouti.
Vladimir Putin and Ramzan Kadyrov have a personal relationship based on mutual dependence.
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The leader of Chechnya rules with brute force, impunity and near autonomy. Why doesn’t Vladimir Putin rein him in?
Not lovin’ it.
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The consumer boycotts over the Gaza crisis are the latest in a long line. Here’s when they’re more effective.
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Moscow has pulled the plug on yet another safety valve preventing conflict with the west.
People holding signs calling for an end to genocide in the Gaza Strip have been a common occurrence at pro-Palestinian protests.
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People talk about genocide in a few different ways, ranging from technical to colloquial – but a war of words does not replace a path to peace, a genocide scholar writes.
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Ukraine needs some successes on the battlefield if it is to maintain international support.
The Ukraine war has made the EU much more dependent on liquefied gas.
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LNG carriers were delayed in unloading in EU ports because there weren’t enough terminals to process the fuel.
A worker rakes wheat in a granary on a farm near Kyiv in August 2023, a month after Russia pulled out of a deal aimed at protecting ships carrying Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea.
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The Ukraine war’s impact on food insecurity is critical, but there is more to the picture. The main problem is that capitalism allows food and other basic needs to become precarious commodities.
A brown bear in a Siberian boreal forest.
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How will Earth’s vast boreal forests look in a warmer world? Combining satellite-based research with fieldwork shows that the planet’s largest wilderness may be changing in unexpected ways.
Ukrainian military will have to adapt their camouflage as part of preparations for the upcoming winter war.
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Harsh winter conditions will affect equipment and morale in Ukraine.
Friendly relations: Vladimir Putin with the leader of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas in 2021.
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Russia has strong ties with Israel as well as many Arab states, so it is well placed as a mediator. But does war in the Middle East suit Moscow’s priorities?
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, walks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Turkey walks a fine line between NATO commitments and Western alliances and its dependence on Russia for financial resources and trade.
Sevastopol: Russia’s naval base in Crimea has suffered several major attacks in recent months.
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Russia has lost control of the Black Sea, which will have major implications for the war on land.
The Ukraine government is using cyber-attacks as part of its response to the invasion.
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The use of cyber-attacks in Ukraine could have long-term implications for the way wars are carried out.
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The forum made it clear that Russia is increasingly becoming a client state for China.
Family members at the Kyiv memorial of Ukrainian soldiers killed in the country’s war against Russia.
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Ad-hoc crowdsourcing efforts amid the Ukraine war, initially intended as stop-gap measures to support an underfunded Ukrainian military, have since coalesced into major global fundraising campaigns.