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It’s Just Moved Out of the Spotlight.THE GUARDIANMali defence minister killed amid flurry of insurgent attacksTHE DIPLOMATThe Staged Death of China’s Military-Civil FusionTHE INDEPENDENTTrump slams conspiracy theories as ‘Staged’ trends after Correspondents’ Dinner shootingTHE DIPLOMATWhat China’s New County Reveals About Its Afghanistan PolicyBRASIL WIREMinister warns of “industrial-scale” organized disinformation campaign, hindering disaster effortsMAIL & GUARDIANCape Flats to the JSE: New book challenges narrow narrative of B-BBEELE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEJustice: under pressureTHE GUARDIANWeather tracker: Torrential rain in southern China leads to flooding fearsTHE INDEPENDENTStrait of Hormuz traffic showing early signs of recovery but analysts say crisis far from overMAIL & GUARDIANMalatsi withdraws draft AI policy over fake citationsLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEKazakhstan's industrial and mining monotownsLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThis is Israel's warTHE GUARDIANMilitants and separatists launch coordinated attacks across MaliBRASIL WIREInside Brazil’s X Ban: How Elon Musk Started–and lost–a Fight With Brazil’s JudiciaryTHE GUARDIAN‘Astonishing’ discovery could help save children from deadly disfiguring conditionMAIL & GUARDIANWhat Sol Plaatje knew about freedom that we are still learningBRASIL WIRENathália Urban Presente!LE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEKurdish women's struggle for gender equality – and much else besidesTHE GUARDIANUS millionaire big-game hunter dies after being crushed by elephantsMAIL & GUARDIANTeen pregnancies are dramatically dropping. But researchers aren’t sure whyTHE DIPLOMATChina Fears the Church, America Fears the Chinese: A Chinese Christian Student Caught in BetweenLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEApril: the longer viewTHE INDEPENDENTBrigitte Macron says time as French first lady laid bare the ‘wickedness and stupidity’ of the worldBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialBRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotTHE DIPLOMATMongolia Is Redefining Steppe Diplomacy With KazakhstanMAIL & GUARDIANIran war triggers global shockwaves across energy, food and finance systems, analysts warnTHE INDEPENDENTOz Pearlman reveals what he was showing Melania Trump as shots were fired at White House Correspondents’ DinnerTHE INDEPENDENTUS military kills three in Pacific as death toll from alleged drug boat strikes rises to 186THE DIPLOMATThe Quad Isn’t Dead. It’s Just Moved Out of the Spotlight.THE GUARDIANMali defence minister killed amid flurry of insurgent attacksTHE DIPLOMATThe Staged Death of China’s Military-Civil FusionTHE INDEPENDENTTrump slams conspiracy theories as ‘Staged’ trends after Correspondents’ Dinner shootingTHE DIPLOMATWhat China’s New County Reveals About Its Afghanistan PolicyBRASIL WIREMinister warns of “industrial-scale” organized disinformation campaign, hindering disaster effortsMAIL & GUARDIANCape Flats to the JSE: New book challenges narrow narrative of B-BBEELE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEJustice: under pressureTHE GUARDIANWeather tracker: Torrential rain in southern China leads to flooding fearsTHE INDEPENDENTStrait of Hormuz traffic showing early signs of recovery but analysts say crisis far from over

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J. Michael Springmann served in the United States government at the Commerce Department and as a diplomat with the State Department's Foreign Service, with postings in Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia. His last assignment was with the Bureau of Intelligence and Research.

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