Eurasia

The German elections are good news for Macron

The German election result means that a three party coalition will almost certainly be needed to form a government. Olaf Scholz, the SPD leader, has made clear just now that he is going to try and form a coalition with the Greens and the Free Democrats. Scholz has a strong …

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Dal voto in Germania segnali di buona politica

Il riformismo liberale, sia che guardi a destra sia che guardi a sinistra, continua a governare i principali Paesi del continente e le istituzioni europee, dialoga con l’America di Biden, spera di far fronte comune con la Russia di Putin contro la volontà egemonica della Cina E così l’Spd è …

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The Government can’t shirk blame for the HGV driver shortage

To say that this problem is being faced across Europe is an abrogation of ministers’ own duty to do what they can to mitigate the effects Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, has called the panic buying of fuel a “manufactured situation” deliberately engineered to pressure the Government over the shortage …

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The Observer view on shortages and rationing

Boris Johnson can’t blame Covid for the hardship that lies ahead; deliberate choices by Tory ministers have also played their part Queues at the pumps, shortages in supermarkets, energy companies going bust and chemotherapy being cancelled due to staff shortages. Welcome to Britain in 2021. Some of this disruption has …

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Άμεση ανάλυση: Το «Φανάρι» υπό τον Σολτς το πιθανότερο σενάριο και το χαστούκι στο συντηρητικό στρατόπεδο

Το «Φανάρι» υπό τον Ολαφ Σολτς είναι το πιθανότερο σενάριο στο Βερολίνο, χαστούκι στο συντηρητικό στρατόπεδο και τον Αρμιν Λάσετ, ποιοι προαλείφονται για νέοι υπουργοί Το οριακό προβάδισμα των σοσιαλδημοκρατών (SPD) στα πρώτα exit polls φέρνει πιο κοντά το σενάριο της σύμπραξης με τους Πράσινους και τους Ελεύθερους Δημοκράτες με …

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Foreign Ministers Reach Agreements On Iranian Gas, Electricity Exports To Iraq

The foreign ministers of Iran and Iraq made agreements on issues relating to the export of gas and electricity from the Islamic Republic to its western neighbor. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein held a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in …

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Humanitarian Crisis Ravages Yemen: Yet Biden Administration Continues To Service Saudi War Machine

President Joe Biden began his presidency with a promise to confront Saudi Arabia and treat the murderous regime as a “pariah.” In particular, he pledged to end “all American support for offensive operations in the war in Yemen, including relevant arms sales.” Yet nearly eight months later little has changed. …

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The Real Estate State?

Real Estate is the world’s largest asset class. The numbers are staggering- globally, real estate in aggregate is worth approximately $230 trillion. Of this, residential real estate is the majority player, worth approximately $180 trillion. This far exceeds the value of all stocks and is on the order of 25 …

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A Forever Wall for Our Forever Wars

As a parting shot, on its way out of Afghanistan, the United States military launched a drone attack that the Pentagon called a “righteous strike.” The final missile fired during 20 years of occupation, that August 29th airstrike averted an Islamic State car-bomb attack on the last American troops at …

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The September 2021 Elections Could Be The Last Nationwide Parliamentary Elections In Russia

From September 17-19, 2021, Russia held its eighth elections for the State Duma, which is the lower house of Russian Parliament. In my July 28 MEMRI report, “On Russia’s Upcoming Elections,” I opined that the outcome of these elections would be both expected and controversial.[1] After most of the independent …

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