Le elezioni tedesche sono arrivate al termine di un’estate che ci ha messo di fronte ad alcune realtà di solito ignorate o rimosse da noi europei: le rivalità geopolitiche, gli assestamenti tellurici nella seconda economia del pianeta di cui il crac di Evergrande è solo un sintomo. E i segni …
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Країна невизначеності: Німеччина без Меркель
«Ви ще побачите Україну без Кучми», – ця саркастична фраза другого українського президента, зрозуміло, мала на увазі, що того політичного устрою, який спостерігався у країні обидва терміни правління Леоніда Кучми і пов’язувався хоча б із відносною стабільністю, заснованою на вмінні Кучми бути третейським суддею у кланових інтересах, ми вже більше …
Read More »Tunisian parties announce coalition to counter President Saied
Four parties announce coalition to oppose Saied’s move to seize governing powers. Four political parties in Tunisia have announced a coalition to oppose President Kais Saied’s move to seize governing powers. The Democratic Current party, Ettakatol (FDTL), the Republican Party and Afek Tounes announced the formation of the coalition in …
Read More »Qatari ambassador meets Saudi diplomat in Riyadh
The meeting was a further sign of improving relations between the Gulf states, who did not have relations from 2017 to January 2021. Qatar’s ambassador in Riyadh held a meeting with a top Saudi diplomat Tuesday. Ambassador Bandar bin Mohammed al-Attiyah and the Saudi Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign …
Read More »Two killed, 18 injured in twin bomb blasts in Syria’s Jarabulus
At least two people were killed and 18 others injured on Tuesday when two bombs exploded in the city of Jarabulus in northern Syria, which is under the control of Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters. An IED planted by unknown assailants exploded in a garbage skip in a city centre market …
Read More »Afghanistan Can Be an Opening for U.S. Diplomacy With Russia
On Feb. 15, 1989, Col. Gen. Boris Gromov became the last Soviet commander to leave Afghanistan, crossing the Friendship Bridge into what was then the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic. Gromov’s departure ended the USSR’s decade-long military occupation of Afghanistan, characterized by some as the country’s version of the Vietnam War. …
Read More »Taliban Crack Down on Freedom, Rein in Fun in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s new defense minister, Mawlawi Yaqoob, has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal as criticizing Taliban fighters who have been seen taking selfies, wearing Western-style clothes, enjoying themselves at amusement parks and Kabul’s zoo, and generally having a good time – not exactly the dour image cultivated by the …
Read More »US-Led Coalition Conducts Numerous Raids in Syria Killing ISIS Members
Despite President Biden’s remarks last week to the UN that the United States is at peace for the first time in 20 years, fighting continues against terrorism in the Middle East. The US-led coalition conducted several operations against Islamic State fighters and support cells recently, even as the administration is …
Read More »Cash Camps: Financing Detainee Activities in Al-Hol and Roj Camps
Over two years since the fall of Baghouz, entities managing the detention facilities holding Islamic State-affiliated adults and minors in northeastern Syria face overwhelming challenges in securing this population, particularly alongside people displaced by conflict in the region. Often characterized as wastelands inhabited by a volatile population living in squalid …
Read More »Hamas-Fatah dispute over wearing keffiyeh spills over to Gaza university
Hamas-affiliated police forces assaulted students wearing the Palestinian keffiyeh on the Al-Azhar University campus in the Gaza Strip, causing uproar among the Fatah movement. Hamas-affiliated security forces attacked Sept. 21 several students and university staff wearing the Palestinian keffiyeh at Al-Azhar University in the Gaza Strip. The university’s administration as …
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