Eurasia

Now Is The Time For Europe’s ‘Strategic Autonomy’ – OpEd

With the AUKUS deal, it is now the time for Europe to push for its autonomy. Biden’s victory was a joyous event for many Europeans who witnessed the worst and most challenging period in the history of EU-US relations under Trump. Europeans were pleased to hear Biden saying the United …

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Evil Doers: The Pharmaceutical Industry and the Pandemic

Now that George W. Bush is back in the news with his attacks on the Trumpist insurrectionists, it might be worth reviving one of the great lines of his presidency. After the September 11thattack, when Bush decided to go after not just the terrorists who planned the hijackings, but all …

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Why Europe Urgently Needs A Common Defense Strategy – OpEd

Headlines in the French media that described the cancelation by Australia of its purchase of French-made submarines included “Australian Trafalgar,” “Contract of the century torpedoed,” and “The big US-Australian slap in the face.” France’s Naval Group was supposed to sell Australia submarines worth more than €50 billion ($58 billion), but …

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Eliminating Crude Oil Is Like Jumping Out Of A Plane Without A Chute – OpEd

The world, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are proposing banishment of fossil fuels and are focused on reducing emissions from fossil fuels at any costs, but a safety net of having a viable replacement should be in place before we jump off that cliff. Banning oil imports, …

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Yurtsuz öğrencilik ve av olmaması gereken yurttaş…

Sözün özü, özelleştirme, giderek derinleşen yoksulluk, gelir seviyesi düşük aile çocuklarının muhtelif gruplara kolay av oluşu, güncel öğrenci barınma sorununun temel gerekçeleri. Buna bir de hâlihazırdaki ‘ev kirası’ çılgınlığını da eklemek gerekir. Biraz öğrencilik hikâyesi… Bu yazıyı okuyacakların kaçı hiç öğrenci olmamıştır, muhtemelen hiçbiri; kaçı üniversite okumamıştır, muhtemelen daha azı; …

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Litwa nie chce telefonów chińskiej marki Xiaomi

Awantura wokół chińskich komórek trwa od wtorku, kiedy litewskie ministerstwo obrony zaleciło, by konsumenci przestali kupować popularne chińskie komórki, a ich posiadaczom doradziło zamianę. Powodem jest rządowy raport, który wykazał, że aparaty Xiaomi mają wbudowane aplikacje służące do cenzurowania treści. Mogą one wykrywać i blokować hasła w rodzaju „wolny Tybet”, …

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Russia intensifies Idlib attacks ahead of summit with Turkey, Iran on Syria

Some believe that the Russian escalation in Syria’s Idlib is either a prelude to a major assault or a means of increasing pressure on Turkey. Since early September, Russia has been stepping up its military attacks and airstrikes in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib and its surroundings. Russian President Vladimir …

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Bloody week in Yemen on border of government and Houthi territory

Tens of fighters on both sides have died this week during fighting in the Shabwa governorate. Yemen has experienced bloody fighting this week as the civil war continues to cause suffering in the country. Fighting between pro-government and Houthi rebel forces has led to 35 deaths this week in the …

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The AUKUS Deal’s Implications for China

Last Wednesday, the Biden administration unveiled a historic security partnership in the Indo-Pacific region between the U.S., Australia and the U.K., known as AUKUS. As part of the deal’s terms and conditions, the United States and the United Kingdom will help Australia build and deploy nuclear-powered submarines, as well as …

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Turkey: NATO’s Pro-Russian, Taliban-Friendly Ally

Around the Taliban, and in a bizarre combination of convergence of interests and ideological kinship, a new anti-Western circle is evolving, including a willing NATO member state…. anti-Western sentiments are bringing together these regional powers, who are now courting Afghanistan’s radical rulers. The hard lesson learned from relying on an …

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