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Chief Foreign-Affairs Correspondent of The Wall Street Journal. Author of Siege of Mecca. Endorsing nothing. Email me yarotrof at gmail.

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    13 hours ago

    Embraced by Trump, populist politicians in Eastern and Central Europe brace for unwelcome change — except for those still in denial about Biden’s win. My piece w ⁦⁩

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    6 hours ago

    Slovenia’s right-wing PM is the only world leader to publicly say Trump won. Asked by direct message whether he worried that could hurt relations with the incoming Biden administration, he replied only: “Sorry, sir, but your accuracy doesn’t convince me.”

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  3. 1 hour ago

    Europe’s East gets ready for life after Trump. Populist leaders “lost a close ally who shared their values and spread anti-liberalism,” ⁦⁩ tells us. “The Trump effect won’t work anymore because he’s now a loser.” ⁦⁩

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  4. 1 hour ago

    “Sullivan supported antitank missiles for Ukraine, which Obama opposed and Trump finally delivered. Blinken was known for repeating like a mantra, “superpowers don’t bluff,” regarding Obama’s red-line fiasco about the use of chemical weapons in Syria.”

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  5. 2 hours ago

    Meanwhile, Arizona’s last holdout county (where Trump won by a landslide but which delayed certification because of “national” concerns) finally certifies the vote.

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    9 hours ago

    Quite a line from GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander, the latest urging Trump to start the transition: “When you are in public life, people remember the last thing you do.”

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  7. 10 hours ago

    Guess Trump won’t be getting Michigan’s electoral college votes after all after one of two GOP canvassing board members joins Democrats in certifying Biden’s victory.

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    12 hours ago

    Populist and authoritarian politicians in Central Europe, who cherished President Trump as a valuable ally, are bracing for the incoming Biden administration’s new stress on promoting democracy and the rule of law via

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    12 hours ago

    and I spoke to as many in Biden's circle as we could to ask: How would he approach an "illiberal democracy" like Poland or a guy like Viktor Orban? “It’s going to be a pretty big change.”

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  10. 12 hours ago

    Our piece on how Biden’s election will affect Eastern and Central Europe, with comments by

    Embraced by Trump, populist politicians in Eastern and Central Europe brace for unwelcome change — except for those still in denial about Biden’s win. My piece w ⁦⁩
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  11. Retweeted
    Nov 22

    Here’s Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R) telling Fox & Friends that a “constitutional crisis” could still overturn Biden’s victory there

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  12. 18 hours ago

    Georgia is on its third count while NYS hasn’t finished the first one yet...

    The Georgia recount could start as early as this morning.
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  13. 19 hours ago

    Another round of big changes in the UAE: onshore companies (except in oil/gas and other strategic areas) no longer need to have an Emirati partner, executive or shareholder.

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  14. 21 hours ago

    Two Saudi officials confirm to ⁦⁩ of the Netanyahu-MBS meeting in Neom last night.

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    23 hours ago

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Saudi Arabia’s crown prince in the kingdom yesterday, according to Israel’s Army radio, in what is believed to be their first meeting via

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    Nov 22

    Uhhhhhh

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    Nov 22

    Blinken, now expected to be nominated as Biden's Secretary of State, speaks on regrets re: Obama administration Syria policy. Q: With hindsight, what would he have done differently?

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    "We failed to prevent a horrific loss of life. We failed to prevent massive displacement...something I will take with me for the rest of my days," on Obama admins Syria efforts. Adds it's "impossible" to imagine Biden ever negotiating with Assad
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    Nov 22

    I quote here many experts, reporters, educators who have spent years on the ground looking at the grave situation France is facing. Listen to them, not the twitter commentators.

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  19. 24 hours ago

    Netanyahu secretly flew to Saudi Arabia to meet Mohammed bin Salman (and Pompeo) in Neom — Haaretz.

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  20. 24 hours ago

    Astra-Oxford Covid vaccine efficient at “just” 70% — but, unlike more efficient Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, can be stored at room temperature.

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