The IRGC intelligence chief’s visit to Iraq last week followed one by top commander Ismail Ghaani. The intelligence chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) encouraged local militia leaders during a recent meeting in Iraq to increase their small-scale attacks against US positions in the country, Reuters reported today. …
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Turkish mobster claims AKP supporters secretly armed after putsch
The latest bombshell by fugitive Turkish crime boss Sedat Peker has stoked calls for an investigation. Fugitive Turkish crime boss Sedat Peker has dropped a new bombshell in his tell-all vendetta against Ankara, claiming that weapons were secretly distributed to members of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) after …
Read More »Biden nominates Jeff Flake as ambassador to Turkey
President Biden has nominated former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) to be his ambassador to Turkey, the White House announced Tuesday. “Given the strategic importance of the United States’ relationship with our long-time NATO Ally, the Republic of Turkey, I am honored and humbled by the trust President Biden has placed …
Read More »Afganlar’ın çilesi bitmiyor!
ABD’nin kurulu düzenleri yıkabilecek askerî güce sahip olmasına rağmen yeni bir düzen inşâ etme gücünden yoksun bulunduğunun son göstergelerinden birisi, Afganistan. ABD 20 yıllık işgâlin ardından Afganistan’dan çekiliyor. ABD, Taliban rejimini yıkıp sözde ‘yeni ulus inşâsı’ iddiasıyla Afganistan’ı işgal etmişti. Irak’ta da görüldüğü üzere ABD sadece “kaos” inşâ edebiliyor. Orta …
Read More »Борьба за мир окажется свирепой
Владимир Путин написал очень полезную статью про Украину и «один народ». То есть текст страшный, но зато объясняет некоторые несложные механизмы, которые существуют в голове «российских элит» и которые доставили нас в нынешнюю позорную точку истории. По жанру сочинение представляет собой микс из студенческого реферата и исторической «объяснялки» на YouTube, …
Read More »Valdas Bartasevičius. Europietiškumo testas Lietuvai (19)
Apie migrantus dabar rašo visi, net ir tie, kurie šiaip jau išvis nerašo. Tad būtų jau kone nepadoru neįkišti ir savo trigrašio į šios temos vartaliojimą, juo labiau kad ji šiuo metu Lietuvai svarbesnė net už nepasitraukusį koronavirusą. Portalai, socialiniai tinklai plyšta nuo svarstymų apie migrantų grėsmę, bet ar ką …
Read More »Die Krux mit der Viertagewoche
Kürzere Arbeitszeiten bringen viele Vorteile, aber die Umsetzung ist kompliziert Von ihrem Streit mit Hans Peter Doskozil überschattet ist die Debatte, die SPÖ-Chefin Pamela Rendi-Wagner mit ihrem Vorstoß für eine breite Einführung einer Viertagewoche losgetreten hat. Sie soll dennoch unbedingt geführt werden. Kürzere Arbeitszeiten liegen im Trend unserer Zeit und …
Read More »Vor der Herkulesreform
Moldaus pro-europäische Präsidentin hat die Wahlen gewonnen. Nun muss sie das korruptionsgebeutelte Land reformieren. Mit diesem fulminanten Ergebnis ihrer Partei für Aktion und Gerechtigkeit (PAS) von rund 52 Prozent dürfte selbst Moldaus pro-europäische Präsidentin Maia Sandu kaum gerechnet haben. Zweifellos: Das Votum ist eine klare Richtungsentscheidung für Europa und gegen …
Read More »NATO Needs to Drop the 2% of GDP Requirement
The June NATO summit has come and gone and the usual commentaries have been written, mostly celebrating the Biden administration’s recommitment to the alliance. The allies discussed yet again how to manage future threats, how to deal with China and Russia, how to develop a more effective burden-sharing approach, and …
Read More »A New U.S. Maritime Strategy
This article outlines the path that led to the U.S. Navy’s current strategic deficit and proposes a framework for a new maritime strategy, one that I believe should be immediately developed along with the corresponding force structure assessment. With a modest 5% additional investment in the Navy over the next …
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