Eurasia

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; …

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”, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

OPEC+ oil producers are unlikely to step back from their plans to increase production, as both the short-term market forecasts and long-term expectations of structural changes in the global oil market are forcing producers to focus more on market share expansion. The last two OPEC+ meetings clearly demonstrated the cartel …

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is upping its Black Sea engagement. To date, China has been hesitant to commit to greater transport linkages and the accompanying politico-economic interventions along the region’s southern routes. Through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the PRC instead largely opted for the greater stability …

During a regular press conference held just hours after Taliban forces entered Kabul, foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying stated that China stands “ready to continue to develop good-neighborliness and friendly cooperation with Afghanistan and play a constructive role in Afghanistan’s peace and reconstruction.”[1] But is China anxious to fill the …

The following report is now a complimentary offering from MEMRI’s Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. Following multiple attacks targeting the “apostate Taliban militia” in Afghanistan,[1] the Islamic State (ISIS) affiliate in Afghanistan, known as the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), continued to ramp …