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A Khareef class corvette built by BAe Systems in Portsmouth.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-03-28T20:58:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2019/03/07/a-socioeconomic-history-of-hezbollah-a-retrospective/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/the_flag_of_hizbollah.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The_flag_of_Hizbollah</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-03-07T15:57:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2018/03/25/toxic-relationships-a-history-of-cbrn-assassinations/</loc><lastmod>2019-02-19T17:00:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2019/02/12/a-socioeconomic-history-of-hezbollah-from-taif-to-beirut/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/checkpoint_4_beirut_1982.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Checkpoint_4,_Beirut_1982</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-02-12T21:56:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2019/02/04/the-language-of-geopolitics-the-republic-of-north-macedonia/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/macedonia-marine.jpg</image:loc><image:title>110611-N-FV216-174</image:title><image:caption>110611-N-FV216-174: SHIROKILAN, Ukraine (June 11, 2011) - A Macedonian marine provides extra countermeasure support during a joint land component demonstration as part of exercise Sea Breeze 2011. Air, land and naval forces from Azerbaijan, Algeria, Belgium, Denmark, Georgia, Germany, Macedonia, Moldova, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States are participating in Sea Breeze, the largest multinational maritime exercise this year in the Black Sea, June 6-18, and is co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. Navies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caitlin Conroy/RELEASED)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/macedonia_disambiguation_same_color_-_neutral.png</image:loc><image:title>Macedonia_disambiguation_same_color_-_neutral</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-02-04T14:33:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2019/01/21/still-simmering-freedom-of-navigation-in-the-south-china-sea/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/south-china-sea.jpg</image:loc><image:title>CARAT 2011</image:title><image:caption>The Singapore Navy frigate RSS Supreme (FFG 73), center, leads the guided missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93), left, and the Singapore Navy corvette RSS Vigour (92) during maneuvers in the South China Sea Aug. 23, 2011. The ships were participating in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Singapore (CARAT) 2011. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Smith, U.S. Navy/Released)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-01-21T21:48:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2019/01/14/a-socioeconomic-history-of-hezbollah-the-social-service-apparatus/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/hezbollah-tank.jpg</image:loc><image:title>hezbollah tank</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-01-14T20:22:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2019/01/03/the-wheels-of-power-a-small-but-demanding-market/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/bmw_des_bundespräsidenten_2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bmw_des_bundespräsidenten_2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/queens_bentley_displaying_lights.jpg</image:loc><image:title>queens_bentley_displaying_lights</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/vehicle_of_the_estonian_president.jpg</image:loc><image:title>vehicle_of_the_estonian_president</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/58th_presidential_inauguration_170120-d-sr682-1026.jpg</image:loc><image:title>58th Presidential Inauguration</image:title><image:caption>U.S. Secret Service members provide security to the presidential motorcade as it departs the U.S. Capitol during the 58th Presidential Inauguration, Washington D.C., Jan. 20, 2017.  More than 5,000 military members from across all branches of the armed forces of the United States, including Reserve and National Guard components, provided ceremonial support and Defense Support of Civil Authorities during the inaugural period. (DoD photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean Martin)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/g-class_assembly_2009_41.jpg</image:loc><image:title>g-class_assembly,_2009_(41)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-01-05T21:43:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2018/12/16/a-socioeconomic-history-of-hezbollah-the-israeli-intervention/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Flickr_-_Government_Press_Office_GPO_-_Backgammon_in_Beirut.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Flickr_-_Government_Press_Office_(GPO)_-_Backgammon_in_Beirut</image:title><image:caption>OPERATION PEACE FOR GALILEE. MEMBERS OF 155 MM    MOBILE GUN CREW PLAYING BACKGAMMON DURING A LULL OUTSIDE    BEIRUT.&#13;
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îáöò ùìåí äâìéì. áöéìåí, çééìé öååú úåúç îúðééò 155 î"î îùç÷éí ùù áù áîäìê       äôåâä áôòéìåúí áôàúé äòéø áééøåú, áìáðåï.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Israel-Lebanon-Map.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Israel Lebanon 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The ABOT and Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminal (KAAOT) are currently under the protection of Task Force 58, coalition and Iraqi security forces. 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Pictured are Royal Navy Personnel aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth with an F-35B Aircraft in the background.

Her Majesty The Queen officially named the UK's newest aircraft carrier at Rosyth, near Edinburgh, in a spectacular ceremony celebrating British Naval capability.&#13;&#13;The Prime Minister, Secretary State of Defence and the First Sea Lord joined the celebrations, along with allies from around the globe and more than 3, 500 people involved in the design and construction of the largest warship ever built in the UK.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-08-20T21:32:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2018/08/09/the-geopolitical-reading-list-end-of-an-era-how-chinas-authoritarian-revival-is-undermining-its-rise/</loc><lastmod>2018-08-09T08:04:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2018/08/07/tillersons-war-the-invasion-of-qatar/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/rsaf_f15c_formation.jpg</image:loc><image:title>RSAF_F15c_formation</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-08-07T16:54:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2018/08/03/the-resurgent-insurgent-mosul-one-year-after-the-battle/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/map_of_mosul-svg.png</image:loc><image:title>Map_of_Mosul.svg</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/lossy-page1-1199px-fall_of_mosul-tiff.jpg</image:loc><image:title>lossy-page1-1199px-Fall_of_Mosul.tiff</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/161017-a-mf745-361_30520483816.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR)</image:title><image:caption>A U.S. Army M109A6 Paladin conducts a fire mission at Qayyarah West, Iraq, in support of the Iraqi security forces’ push toward Mosul, Oct. 17, 2016.  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U.S. Soldiers from the 20th Support Command out of Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., and South Korean soldiers are conducting an annual exercise to enhance their interoperability. (DoD photo by Sgt. J.C. McKenzie, U.S. Army/Released)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-07-27T20:21:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2017/06/20/conservatism-as-a-counterterrorism-tool/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/usmc-100903-m-4396l-003.jpg</image:loc><image:title>USMC-100903-M-4396L-003</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-07-27T20:20:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2017/07/23/a-long-awaited-handshake-putin-meets-his-match/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1280px-vladimir_putin_and_donald_trump_at_the_2017_g-20_hamburg_summit_1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1280px-Vladimir_Putin_and_Donald_Trump_at_the_2017_G-20_Hamburg_Summit_(1)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/meeting.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Meeting</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-07-27T20:17:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2017/04/17/north-korea-building-trust-through-china/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/thaad_interceptor_launched_during_a_successful_intercept_test_-u-s-army-ralph-scott-missile-defense-agency-u-s-department-of-defense.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Missile Defense Agency FTO-01 Flight Test</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-04-17T02:23:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2017/04/02/a-death-in-gaza-israel-and-hamas-on-the-brink/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/west_bank_barrier_0996jonas-moffat.jpg</image:loc><image:title>West_Bank_barrier_0996Jonas Moffat</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/keepers_of_peace_-thomas-guignard.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Keepers of peace ?</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/gilad_shalit_on_hamas_poster-tom-spender.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gilad_Shalit_on_Hamas_poster-Tom Spender</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-04-02T01:39:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2017/03/30/yemens-deepening-crisis/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/destroyed_house_in_the_south_of_sanaa_12-6-2015-3-ibrahem-qasim.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Destroyed_house_in_the_south_of_Sanaa_12-6-2015-3 - Ibrahem Qasim</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/air_strike_in_sanaa_11_may_2015_01-ibrahem-qasim.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Air_strike_in_Sana'a_11_May_2015_01-Ibrahem Qasim</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-03-30T13:38:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2017/03/23/the-second-falklands-war-and-the-decline-of-the-senior-service/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yarmouth_and_andromeda_astern_of_cardiffken-griffiths.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Yarmouth_and_Andromeda_astern_of_CardiffKen Griffiths</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-03-23T14:28:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2017/03/12/duterte-a-strongman-in-decline/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/rodrigo_duterte_accompanied_by_armed_forces_of_the_philippines_chief-of-staff_general_ricardo_visaya_walks_past_the_honor_guards_at_the_naia_terminal_2_in_pasay_city_prior_to_his.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Rodrigo_Duterte,_accompanied_by_Armed_Forces_of_the_Philippines_Chief-of-Staff_General_Ricardo_Visaya,_walks_past_the_honor_guards_at_the_NAIA_Terminal_2_in_Pasay_City_prior_to_his</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-03-12T03:42:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2017/03/06/the-rising-spectre-of-biological-and-chemical-terrorism/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/soldiers_at_mopp_level_4-usg.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Defender Challenge 1999</image:title><image:caption>991103-F-1093P-006&#13;	Competitors from the 11th Wing run in full chemical gear during the Combat Rifle event of Defender Challenge '99 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, on Nov. 3, 1999.  Defender Challenge is an all-star competition featuring Security Forces from Air Force major commands and the Royal Air Force Regiment.  Teams compete in a fitness challenge, handgun events, combat rifle, combat weapons and nighttime tactical events.  DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Steven Pearsall, U.S. Air Force.  (Released)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-03-06T10:45:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2017/03/02/russian-invasion-of-the-baltics-feasible-but-not-logical/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/saab-jas-39-gripen-czech-air-force-at-c5a1iauliai-airport-milan-nykodym-from-kutna-hora-czech-republic.jpg</image:loc><image:title>SONY DSC</image:title><image:caption>SONY DSC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-03-03T22:48:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2017/02/02/mentioned-in-dispatches-the-fortnights-best-reporting/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc00761.jpg</image:loc><image:title>SONY DSC</image:title><image:caption>SONY DSC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-02-22T14:21:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2017/02/22/mentioned-in-dispatches-the-fortnights-best-reporting-2/</loc><lastmod>2017-02-22T14:20:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2017/02/13/the-new-venezuelan-exodus/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/toma_de_maracaibo-juan-pablo-guanipa.jpg</image:loc><image:title>toma_de_maracaibo-juan-pablo-guanipa</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-04-23T21:33:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/2017/02/20/authoritarianism-in-ankara/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://encyclopediageopolitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/after_coup_nightly_demonstartion_of_president_erdogan_supporters-_istanbul_turkey_eastern_europe_and_western_asia-_22_july2016-mstyslav-chernov.jpg</image:loc><image:title>after_coup_nightly_demonstartion_of_president_erdogan_supporters-_istanbul_turkey_eastern_europe_and_western_asia-_22_july2016-mstyslav-chernov</image:title><image:caption>After coup nightly demonstartion of president Erdogan supporters. 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