So much going on this week that we were unable to tackle all the issues but:

Here are the big stories for this week

• Chaos at the Poland Belarus border

• Nicaragua's Presidential Elections

• China is using mock-ups of US ships in recent exercises while it advances its naval equipment quickly

• A detour to talk about the current state of counterterrorism

• Special Veterans day story

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