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7 major foreign policy events of 2012 that will continue to shape geopolitical relations around the would in 2013.

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The EU agreed to send 250 soldiers to Mali tasked with training Malian soldiers. Mali’s political situation has deteriorated significantly this year.

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Despite unrest in the nation, Libya swore in its newly elected government on Wednesday, with 19 new cabinet ministers under Prime Minister Ali Zeidan.

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On Wednesday, Ahmed Said Khalil al-Jabari, head of the Hamas military branch was killed by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City. This attack is the result of increasing tensions between.

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Indonesia is outperforming Goldman Sachs’ BRIC countries and will lead the MIST bloc in growth amongst developing nations.

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A ceasefire failed in Syria, although it was meant to allow for the observance of the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha. The agreement broke down in mere hours.

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Oldest Auschwitz Survivor Dies at 108
By on 10/23/2012 in , with 2 Comments

On Sunday the world lost Antoni Dobrowolski, the oldest known survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Mr. Dobrowolski passed away in the Polish town of Debno at age 108. Antoni.

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