Politics is not merely the art of the possible but the pursuit of concerted hypocrisy. When it comes to that matter of funding good causes – foreign aid, for instance – wealthy states are often happy to claim they open their wallets willingly. As good international citizens, they fork out …
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After 2 Killed in Attack on Israeli Ship, Israel’s Bennett Points Finger at Tehran
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday that his government had evidence Iran was responsible for a drone attack Thursday night on an Israeli-operated oil tanker, the Mercer Street, off the coast of Oman that killed two people.
Read More »Syria: Russian air defence downs Israeli missiles
Four missiles fired by Israeli warplanes in Syria’s Homs province early on Thursday were shot down by the Syrian army using Russian-made “Buk” air defence systems, RT has reported. According to the report, two Israeli F-16 jets fired the guided missiles from Lebanese airspace.
Read More »The Taliban is steering the ‘graveyard of empires’ towards a new era
Let’s stop all the hand wringing and angst over Afghanistan. Now. It’s fooling no one. America, Britain and their NATO allies have had 20 years to help put the country back on its feet, deliver human rights, female equality and a democratic government free of corruption. They’ve failed. Despite the …
Read More »Балкански мини ЕС
Северна Македония, Сърбия и Албания правят нещо като мини Евросъюз на Западните Балкани със започналата в сряда среща на премиерите им в Скопие, където ще преформатират известната инициатива мини Шенген в регионален икономически форум. Освен важни документи за търговия, разрешителни за работа и взаимна подкрепа в случай на бедствия, трите …
Read More »Digital Euro: Aspirations Of A Sovereign Alternative To Crypto-Assets – Analysis
Currency is one of the most important instruments of a State’s sovereignty. And since the advent of crypto-assets and the faster digitising socio-political and economic activities around the globe, governments are finding viable ways to implement Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). Similarly, the European Central Bank, the apex bank of …
Read More »Can US Use Water Riots In Iran Against Ebrahim Raisi? – OpEd
Reportedly, more than 300 cities—nearly a fourth of all municipalities—face water shortages and drought. Protests erupted in southwestern Khuzestan province in mid-July and then spread to several other provinces. It is being said that water shortage was due to governmental mismanagement and neglect. The riots that started from Khuzestan province …
Read More »The Status Of Crimea Is Far More Complicated Than Western Media Admits – OpEd
“If there were a moral to be drawn from the Crimean War which might apply to the present it would be this: in a war between Russia and the West, it is the powers which keep out who will be the the real gainers…” AJP Taylor, February 1951 The issue …
Read More »Це тільки початок — “слуга народу” про саміт Кримської платформи
Євгенія Кравчук розповіла про важливі моменти Кримської платформи як майданчика для переговорів Саміт Кримської платформи — це тільки початок постійного проєкту. Про це розповіла в ефірі програми “Сьогодні День” на телеканалі “Україна 24” народна депутатка від “Слуги народу” Євгенія Кравчук. "Передусім, розглядати Кримську платформу потрібно не як подію, один саміт, …
Read More »Turkey cannot be the refugee gatekeeper of the EU
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz told the German paper Bild on July 25 that those fleeing Afghanistan should go to “neighboring” countries such as Turkey, rather than European Union countries, to seek asylum. It’s a shameful statement because of trying to humiliate refugees and Turkey that he puts into a position …
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