Eurasia

Oh, to be a Cold War warrior again! I always felt a bit sorry for those politicians, academics, soldiers and journalists who had hitched their careers to the onward march of the Cold War. It was satisfying. There was a clear enemy. The complex arithmetic on which side had what …

As the war in Ukraine heads into its eighth year, many fear that Moscow may be preparing a large-scale military escalation. Over the past few weeks, American, European, and NATO allies, as well as Ukrainian officials, have warned that Russia has massed significant military forces and equipment near its border …

Speaking at a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, Blinken said Washington had to conduct some reviews. The United States is prepared to move forward with the sale of F-35 fighter jets and drones to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, after reports …

The UAE wants the F-35s but not at a cost that would mean it can’t use them as it wants. The United Arab Emirates is prepared to halt acquisition of advanced fifth-generation F-35 aircraft, according to reports published this week in The Wall Street Journal. The prestigious and important deal …

The French military has withdrawn soldiers from its base in Timbuktu, Mali, turning over the base to the Malian military as they wind down their deployment after nine years. French troops first deployed to Mali after Islamic insurgents began taking large chunks of territory in 2013. Timbuktu is where then-French …

Malgré des positions différentes entre Macron et Orban, un rapprochement est en train de s’opérer. Pour s’émanciper de l’Allemagne ? Le président Emmanuel Macron a rencontré le Premier ministre hongrois Viktor Orban. Ce dernier assure actuellement la présidence tournante du groupe de Visegrad (Pologne, République tchèque, Slovaquie et Hongrie) et a …

Cumhurbaşkanı Tayyip Erdoğan’ın ekonomi konularını danıştığı hukukçu İzzet Özgenç’in ekonomik nedenlerle Olağanüstü Hal (OHAL) ilanına hazırlıklı olunması gerektiği yolundaki tvit mesajı ortalığı karıştırdı. Merkez Bankasının 13 Aralık öğle saatlerinde 14 lira 60 kuruşa dayanan ABD dolarını 50-60 kuruş düşürebilmek için -iddialara göre 2,5 milyar dolar- harcaması bu mesajla boşa gitti. …

Почему люди боятся роста цен, а власти — нет. Объясняет экономист Дмитрий Прокофьев Инфляция в России, конечно же, есть. Правда, как сообщило Министерство экономического развития в своем релизе «О текущей ценовой ситуации» от 08.12.21, в ноябре рост цен замедлился до 0,96% (в октябре цены прибавили 1,11%). В годовом выражении инфляция …

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday said a solution to the dispute in ethnically divided Cyprus must follow the UN-endorsed road map for reunification of the island in a federal framework, and be based on international law rather than promoting “aggressive activities or expansionist tendencies.” His remarks, seen as …

While the United Arab Emirates seems to really want to buy F-35 fighter jets from the United States , conditions placed by the US on the sale could lead the UAE to scrap the whole sale. The UAE on Tuesday told the US that it was suspending discussions on the …