To win the next election, Erdogan must change the election laws but also find more popular political allies. His AKP party’s current coalition with the ultra-nationalists is becoming a liability for his goal of re-election in 2023. Since the last elections in 2019, two debates have dominated the Turkish political …
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Erdogan-Putin summit highlights Turkey’s fragile balancing act
Erdogan’s failure to achieve his goals in the high-profile meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin shows that Turkey’s balancing act with Russia and the United States is on the verge of a collapse. Having been trapped in its balancing act between Russia and the United States, Turkish diplomacy is trying …
Read More »The Irish Times view on shortages in Britain: living with the costs of Brexit
The decision to limit immigration at a time of severe market shortages of drivers has escalated a squeeze into a crisis The army has been put on standby to make petrol deliveries. Appeals have gone out to retired drivers to return to work. Five thousand short-term visas are being issued …
Read More »Brexit: teraz kryzys paliwowy. Uczmy się na błędach Brytyjczyków
W Wielkiej Brytanii nie brakuje benzyny, ale kierowców, którzy mogliby ją rozwozić. To tylko jeden z symptomów znacznie większego problemu gospodarki – gigantycznego niedoboru pracowników. Miniony weekend w Londynie obfitował w obrazki, które bardziej niż do współczesnej dużej metropolii pasowały do scenografii postapokaliptycznego filmu albo rekonstrukcji czasów wojennych. Przed stacjami …
Read More »Η ελληνογαλλική άνοιξη
Οι σημερινές ανακοινώσεις στο Παρίσι, που αναμένεται να γίνουν παρουσία του προέδρου Εμανουέλ Μακρόν, του πρωθυπουργού Κυριάκου Μητσοτάκη και των υπουργών Εξωτερικών και Εθνικής Αμυνας των δύο χωρών, είναι πολύ σημαντικές για μια σειρά από λόγους, καθένας από τους οποίους έχει ιδιαίτερη αξία. Κατ’ αρχάς η Ελλάδα εμφανίζεται να βρίσκεται …
Read More »The losers of the German election? France, China and Russia
The only thing the potential kingmakers – the FDP and the Greens – have in common is a deep mistrust of Presidents Xi and Putin After the voting comes the horse-trading. The inconclusive results of Germany’s general election look set to confirm the truth of Otto von Bismarck’s advice: Never …
Read More »White House aide discusses Yemen with Saudi crown prince
U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, had a detailed discussion about the war in Yemen on Tuesday in a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a senior administration official said. The war, in which a Saudi-led coalition has been battling the Houthis, has devastated Yemen’s …
Read More »Jordan Fully Reopens Main Border Crossing With Syria
Jordan fully reopened its main border crossing with Syria on Wednesday, the first time that the Jaber border crossing has been fully open since the start of Syria’s decadelong civil war. Arab states had cut ties with Syria during its civil war, The crossing was partially opened in 2018 after …
Read More »Turkey suspends free medical treatment for Syrians
New measures restrict the entry of Syrian patients to Turkey by canceling free treatment in its state hospitals and forcing them to pay the full cost of treatment. Turkey has recently suspended the issuance of the temporary protection ID card — known as Kimlik — for Syrian refugees who need …
Read More »Top US General Calls Afghan War ‘Strategic Failure’
Gen. Mark Milley testified for the first time before Congress since the United States ended its longest war in Afghanistan. During a Senate hearing held on Tuesday, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that it is a “strategic failure” with the Taliban back in …
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