On August 29, in the final days of our 20-year occupation of Afghanistan, the United States launched a drone strike, firing a 20-pound Hellfire missile at an aid worker named Zemari Ahmadi as he parked his car outside his home in a residential neighborhood of Kabul. The lethal strike killed …

Principal Findings What’s new? Fighting between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front over the disputed territory of Western Sahara flared up again in November 2020. External powers are divided and reluctant to step in, while the UN succeeded in filling its long-vacant envoy position only in October 2021. Why does it …

Language is politics and politics is power. This is why the misuse of language is particularly disturbing, especially when the innocent and vulnerable pay the price. The wars in Syria, Libya, Afghanistan and other Middle Eastern, Asian and African countries in recent years have resulted in one of the greatest …

Unia Europejska przechodzi kryzys tożsamości i jest silnie podzielona. Widzi to Jarosław Kaczyński, który w kolejnych sprawach „przeciąga linę” i gra na przeczekanie. Wuzasadnieniu do wydanego kilka dni temu orzeczenia Trybunału Konstytucyjnego (który sama władza mylnie przedstawiała jako rozstrzygniecie o wyższości konstytucji RP nad prawem unijnym) spod prawniczego wywodu co …

Gemessen am Anlass seien in Polen zu wenige Teilnehmer auf den Straßen gewesen, kommentiert Peter Sawicki die Pro-EU-Proteste gegen das Urteil des Verfassungsgerichts. Auswanderung und politische Apathie erschwerten eine breite Mobilisierung. Der polnischen Opposition um Donald Tusk fehle es außerdem an Einigkeit. Wer auf ein starkes pro-europäisches Signal in Polen …

Five trustees of Syria and Gaza relief group Human Aid mismanaged cash sent abroad to a charity linked to Al Qaeda, a UK watchdog has found. The Charity Commission has described the trustees as “reckless” after the aid group sent more than £250,000 to a Turkish non-profit organisation, which UK …

A car bombing in the northern Syrian city of Afrin on Monday killed six people, including at least one Turkey-backed rebel fighter, a war monitor said. An AFP video journalist saw civil defence members douse the charred remains of a car with water, as rescue workers carried away what appeared …

Just last week Erdogan boasted about potential new defense deals with Russia, including aircraft purchases. Turkey has requested to purchase 40 US-made F-16 fighter jets and dozens of modernization kits for aircraft it already owns, according to reports in both the Greek and the Turkish press. News of the request, …

Iraqis made their way to the ballot boxes to cast their votes for the council of representatives, as results show significant surprises. Iraq’s parliamentary elections on Sunday were held in a quiet environment compared to previous elections. Security measures meant to ensure a smooth and safe process were largely successful, …

At the 23rd EU-Ukraine Summit in Kyiv, the European Union and Ukraine reaffirmed their strong partnership and commitment to strengthening the political association and economic integration of Ukraine with the European Union. European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President, Charles Michel, and High Representative/Vice-President of the European …