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History: December 2020
11 articles
Retrospective · events of 14 December 2020
Why did Washington sanction a NATO ally?
Security
A retrospective on the 14 December 2020 decision to penalise Turkey over its purchase of Russian S-400 missile defence systems.
Retrospective · events of 17 December 2020
Kernes dies in Berlin; US sanctions Turkey over S-400
World
A look back at 17 December 2020, when the death of Kharkiv's mayor was reported alongside the fallout from US sanctions on Turkey.
Retrospective · events of 23 December 2020
What did 23 December 2020 reveal about pressure on Minsk?
Opinion
A look back at new US sanctions on Belarusian officials and the regional military signals around that date.
Retrospective · events of 23 December 2020
US widens Belarus sanctions on 23 December 2020
Politics
A look back at Washington's additional measures against Belarusian officials and four offices over human rights abuses during the protests against President Alexander Lukashenko.
Retrospective · events of 24 December 2020
Sanctions and air patrols: late December 2020
Opinion
Two developments from the days before 24 December 2020 showed pressure on Minsk from Washington and a joint Chinese-Russian show of force near South Korea.
Retrospective · events of 24 December 2020
Human rights abuses behind fresh American measures on Belarusian officials
Politics
A look back at the Belarus sanctions and the Central African Republic deployments reported in the days around 24 December 2020.
Retrospective · events of 25 December 2020
What Belarus sanctions revealed on 25 December 2020
Politics
A look back at the Western pressure on Minsk and Moscow's wider military footprint in the days around 25 December 2020.
Retrospective · events of 26 December 2020
Sanctions and troop deployments before 26 December 2020
Politics
Two moves by outside powers in late December 2020 showed how Belarus and the Central African Republic drew foreign involvement.
Retrospective · events of 28 December 2020
Nord Stream 2 and the pressure of sanctions
Opinion
A look back at the Baltic construction milestone reported on 28 December 2020 and the sanctions climate around it.
Retrospective · events of 29 December 2020
Nord Stream 2 and sanctions: what 29 December 2020 showed
Opinion
A look back at the pressure points around Russian gas and Belarus as 2020 drew to a close.
Retrospective · events of 29 December 2020
What Nord Stream 2 work meant by 29 December 2020
World
A look back at the Baltic pipeline milestone and a separate round of US sanctions on Belarus.