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“ As for many middle powers/swing states in the Global South, for Saudi Arabia, multi-alignment is the logical response to a more volatile, complex, multipolar world order, Kristina Kausch, deputy managing director of GMF South who authored the report on Saudi Arabia's position among these rising powers, told Newsweek. "Not marriage but a fluid set of relationships is the way Riyadh sees it can hedge against international instability and leverage its strengths and assets to greatest advantage."She argued that this strategy is especially essential for Saudi Arabia, "as the adaptation and sustainability of its geo-economic business model depends on good relations with the United States, China and Russia alike."”
“ Michał Baranowski, the head of the German Marshall Fund in Poland, said his country has a unique perspective on why spending more on defense is essential. But that doesn’t mean all European countries feel the same way.“It’s clear that Europe is waking up. It’s clear the West is waking up. But the question is if we’re waking up at the pace of relevance,” Baranowski said. “We’re talking about how European defense, and defense in general, is expensive. We kind of understand in this part of the world that what’s really expensive is if Ukraine loses the war, and then we actually have to deal with Russians that feel victorious and are trying to push further.” ”
“ Super Tuesday: The World Is Watching”
“ That has clearly been something that malign actors have capitalized on to try and diminish folks’ confidence in the election results.”
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