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Russia's drone pipeline: How Iran helps Moscow produce an ever-evolving unmanned fleet -- Amy McAuliffe, University of Notre Dame

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Xi Jinping has dismissed two of China's most senior generals. What does this mean? -- David S G Goodman, University of Sydney

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Repeated government lying, warned Hannah Arendt, makes it impossible for citizens to think and to judge -- Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Boise State University

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Iran's biggest centres of protest are also experiencing extreme pollution and water shortages -- Nima Shokri, United Nations University

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Sudan's civil war: A visual guide to the brutal conflict - Christopher Tounsel, University of Washington

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Valentino shaped the runway – and the red carpet – for 60 years -- Jye Marshall, Swinburne University of Technology

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What a US military base lost under Greenland's ice sheet reveals about the island's real strategic importance -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation

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