China is currently the country with the most trading partners in the world, China even managed to beat America. However, this has not been able to change China’s position as the world’s economic leader by shifting America’s position. This makes relations between the two countries even more complicated.

Ankara is strengthening ties with Sahelian capitals, building mosques and hospitals and opening up export markets. Its defence pact with Niamey has led rivals to suspect its intentions. Turkey and other outside powers should do what they can to avoid unnecessary additional competition in the region.

In der Mittagspause eine Runde surfen, nur noch zwei E-Mails und dann ab zum Strand mit den Kindern. Corona hat nicht nur unsere Arbeitsplätze von unseren Betriebsstätten entkoppelt. Dank Digitalisierung und Homeoffice müssen viele von uns nicht einmal in dem Land leben, in dem sie eigentlich arbeiten. Im Vorjahr hat …

Afganistan’da Türkiye’nin nasıl bir rol oynayacağına dair formül üzerinde aslında tam bir karara varılmış değil. Bu karar Afganistan’dan çekilme kararı almış olan ABD ile görüşmelerle belirlenecek elbet ama bu konuda ABD’nin tek karar verici veya belirleyici olmadığı da gün gibi ortada. Oluşacak kararda da Türk varlığının oradaki mevcudiyetinde de belirleyici …

Her yerden gol yiyoruz. Libya diplomasimizin bir ayağını da Tunus ve Cezayir oluşturuyordu. Şimdi Tunus’ta yaşanacaklar Libya’daki durumumuzu az veya çok etkileyecek.

Slovenská sněmovna schválila zákon, který zvýhodní lidi, kteří jsou očkováni, před těmi, kdo ne. Tedy jen pokud epidemie znovu propukne a jen mírně. (Sousední poslance umírnil hlučící dav před budovou, původně mělo být bene opulentnější. Vypleněný americký Capitol je však ještě v živé paměti…)

Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked the defence minister Monday, a day after ousting the prime minister and suspending parliament, plunging the young democracy into constitutional crisis in the midst of a pandemic. Street clashes erupted Monday outside the army-barricaded parliament, after Saied dismissed Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and ordered parliament …

Iran’s state TV reported on Tuesday that authorities arrested members of a group linked to Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency amid ongoing protests over water shortages in the country’s southwest. The report said “a network of spy agents, with a large amount of weapons and ammunition” was arrested after sneaking into …

All forms of warfare have one primary objective, to impose one’s political will on the adversary. As Clausewitz states, “War is nothing but a duel on an extensive scale… an act of violence intended to compel our opponent to fulfil our will.” In contemporary times, the methods, resources, or skills …

The Disciplinary Commission of Bosnia’s High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council, HJPC, the country’s most senior judicial body, has axed Gordana Tadić as Chief Prosecutor of Bosnia and Herzegovina, it announced on Monday, citing professional negligence among other issues.