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What does NATO want in Iraq?

What does NATO want in Iraq?

BY: Valeria Rodriguez PEJOURNAL - The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) plans to increase the number of its forces in Iraq with the intention of expanding the organization's training activities in the area as soon as the Covid19 epidemic subsides. Since World War II, the United States had a leading role within the organization, made up of 30 states, being the one that contributes the most to the budget with 22.1 percent, followed by Germany with 14.70 percent, France with 10, 60 percent and the United Kingdom with 9.8 percent. During the Trump administration, the relationship with NATO was somewhat…
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Political Economy Journal: Piracy in 21st Century

Political Economy Journal: Piracy in 21st Century

BY: Valeria Rodriguez PEJOURNAL - The United Kingdom and Venezuela are in a legal conflict over the Bank of London's refusal to the government of Nicolás Maduro who requested the repatriation of $ 1 trillion in gold bars found in their vaults. The Central Bank of Venezuela had to resort to legal actions so that the gold, which the Bank of England held in its name, was released to be able to spend it in the coronavirus crisis of the Latin American country. It should be noted that in May of this year, Venezuela agreed with the United Nations to…
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