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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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If it were legal to deliver rescued migrants to Libya, it would be as cheap as sending rescue boats a few extra kilometers south instead of east. Now, Frontex is refocusing its resources from shipboard patrols to aerial and remote sensing, according to its. percent to €543 million in 2021.

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Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

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Nigeria or Algeria cannot do the same for their oil industry. Petro-states are compensated to transition smoothly to a sustainable economy, avoiding a last-ditch attempt to flood the world with cheap oil and gas. Saudi Arabia and Kuwait might, and should be encouraged to do so. —Goldthau et al. Geopolitical friction is low.

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