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World · Middle East · Asia · Europe · Russia · China · DiplomacySouth Korea anti-corruption agency faces growing case backlog
South Korea's anti-corruption agency has 1,243 unresolved cases, with 52% pending more than three months amid chronic staffing shortages.
Russia Lost Armenia. So Did Iran.
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China is likely to hold a medium-term advantage over the United States in leveraging Central Asia’s mineral wealth. The post Central Asia’s Critical Minerals Rush: Between the US and China appeared first on The National Interest.
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