Eurasia

Russian and Chinese Strategic Bombers Patrol near Alaska

Russian and Chinese strategic bombers conducted a combined patrol near Alaska on Wednesday in the latest sign of military cooperation between the two U.S. adversaries. The incident underscores the determination of China and Russia to deepen their military cooperation and demonstrate their capability to threaten the American homeland. Russian bombers …

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Why’d A Ukrainian Neo-Nazi Just Kill Their Country’s Top “Linguistic Nationalist”?

Irina Farion gave voice to what her fellow fascists believe, who look down upon ethnic Russians and Russian-speaking Ukrainians, even those who consider themselves Ukrainian. A Neo-Nazi with the nom de guerre “Ukrainian Autonomous Revolutionary Racist” (UARR) claimed credit for assassinating fellow fascist Irina Farion on 19 July. This ex-MP …

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Iran reestablishes its presence in the Caucuses with Armenian arms deal

Iran and Armenia recently signed a $500 million arms deal, Iran International reported on July 24. The deal includes various military equipment Tehran will supply to Yerevan, including Shahed 136, Shahed 129, Shahed 197, and Mohajer drones, as well as air defense missile systems like the 3rd Khordad, Majid, 15th …

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Promised Land: Hope and Illusion Characterise Kosovo’s Love Affair with Albania

During the turbulent 20th Century, many Kosovo Albanians looked at Albania as a land of hope and promise. Then they visited.In the summer of 1991, just as Yugoslavia was beginning to unravel, 13-year-old Albian Ismaili travelled with his family from their home in Kosovo to Albania to visit his mother’s …

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Restrained or Reckless: What’s the Hungarian PM Going to Say in Baile Tusnad?

Viktor Orban, relishing the EU presidency and buoyed by Trump’s position in the polls, is preparing to give another of his often-controversial speeches in the Romanian town on Saturday. Will he tone it down this year? The stage is set in Baile Tusnad for the grand event – the Romanian …

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Iran Update, July 24, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of the US Congress on July 24.[1] Netanyahu described his vision for “a demilitarized and deradicalized” post-war Gaza Strip but did not offer details about how to achieve this vision.[2] Netanyahu further said that Israeli would need to ”retain overriding security …

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Georgia Is The Next Country That Might Face A High-Profile Assassination Attempt

Aware that the window of opportunity for destabilizing their country might soon close, the Georgian Legion might desperately try to carry out a high-profile assassination attempt in the near future, even if it isn’t against the ruling party’s founder but someone else like the Prime Minister and they use a …

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24th Summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

The 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) held in Astana, Kazakhstan, was an important gathering that brought together leaders from various countries to discuss regional cooperation and security issues, underscoring the SCO’s role in addressing these critical matters. Kazakhstan hosted the …

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Israel’s Self-Destruction

Netanyahu, the Palestinians, and the Price of Neglect One bright day in April 1956, Moshe Dayan, the one-eyed chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), drove south to Nahal Oz, a recently established kibbutz near the border of the Gaza Strip. Dayan came to attend the funeral of …

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Why Hamas Deserves Argentina’s Terrorism Designation

At 7:56 AM on October 7, 2023, Ronit Sultan, the daughter of Argentine immigrants, texted her daughter-in-law to “take care of yourself” as rockets from Gaza flew overhead. Ten minutes later, Ronit texted a friend that Hamas terrorists were “trying to get in” to her house in Kibbutz Holit, one …

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