Eurasia

Russian media reported on a “withdrawal of Russian troops” from Syria, a move linked to the repercussions of military operations in Ukraine. To date, Moscow has not officially confirmed the withdrawal. “Russia has begun the process of withdrawing some troops from Syria to help strengthen its forces in Ukraine,” the …

The United States has announced that it will allow foreign investment in northeastern Syria under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) without being subject to the Caesar Act sanctions, which are imposed on the Syrian regime. Acting Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said that President Joe Biden’s …

Sunday won’t be a normal day in Lebanon. Four years after the 2018 elections, nearly four million Lebanese citizens are invited to cast a vote in the country’s parliamentary elections. These elections, however, are very different from 2018’s. Not only because the country went through an uprising and major turmoil …

The Brussels VI conference on “Supporting the future of Syria and the region” was held on May 9th and 10th May in the Belgian capital. According to the European Commission, the goal of the conference is “to continue supporting the Syrian people in Syria and the region and mobilize the …

The ongoing war in Ukraine is poised to be one of the most significant history-changing events in the turn of the new century, triggering an unprecedented wave of sanctions and unified almost the entire global order in effectively turning Moscow into the most sanctioned state by far. This enormous turn …

Germany’s recently elected center-left coalition under Chancellor Scholz chose India as the partner for its first governmental consultations on 2nd May 2022. Beyond the signaling effects that Europe’s and Asia’s largest democracies intend to cooperate more closely together, the final joint statement exhibits the depth of mutual understanding and trust …

Clashes between Iraqi security forces and a Yazidi militia known as the Shingal Resistance Units (YBS) may represent one of several new fronts in escalating tensions between Iran and Turkey in Iraq. Turkey has intensified air, drone and artillery attacks against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets beyond the remote, northern …

For most experts, deflation is bad news since it generates expectations for a continued decline in prices, leading consumers to postpone the purchases of present goods, since they expect to purchase them at lower prices in the future. Consequently, this weakens the overall flow of current spending and this, in …

As a rule of thumb, all dictators are worried at the end of their rule about the future and who will grip power after them. Their attempts are geared towards somehow putting their children in their place in order to continue their rule. This is also true of Ali Khamenei, …

While Europe shows compassion to refugees from Ukraine, those from outside Europe face the same obstacles to get to the West as before – as BIRN found out on a nighttime visit to a forest in northern Serbia. If you didn’t know the context, it might look like a rave …