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Administrative Reform Stalls in Gagauzia as Voluntary Amalgamation Deadline Passes

No locality in the autonomous region of Gagauzia has launched the voluntary amalgamation process before the July 31 dead...

Vanessa Bergmann | Jul 30, 2026

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Kurdish Strategy in the Peace Process: Öcalan’s Paradigm, Legal Deadlock and the Case for a ‘Root Law’

Following Abdullah Öcalan’s 2025 call and the PKK’s formal cessation of armed struggle, Turkey faces a stalled poli...

Seydîxan Bozkır | Jul 18, 2026

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More Than $35 Million in Baltimore Cannabis Reparations Funds Sit Undistributed as Control Fight Escalates

Baltimore has received over $35 million in cannabis tax revenue earmarked for reinvestment in communities affected by th...

Mike LaChance | Apr 10, 2026