Over the last week, I have been watching the Taliban sweep across the map of northern Afghanistan, capturing places that I first visited in 2001 at the beginning of the US-backed war. Taliban fighters have seized the main bridge to Tajikistan on the Amu Darya, a river that I crossed …
Read More »Pompeo speaks at conference by controversial Iran opposition group
Slovenia’s prime minister and other former US officials also speak at virtual event held by Mujahedeen-e-Khalq. Former Obama and Trump administration officials as well as Slovenia’s premier attended a Sunday event held by the controversial Iranian opposition group Mujahedeen-e Khalq, leading to criticism. The organization’s Free Iran 2021 World Summit …
Read More »What does Saudi ban on Syrian produce mean for Assad’s government?
The kingdom’s decision to ban the import of produce from the government-held areas is viewed as a sign that the kingdom has not changed its position toward the Syrian government. Speaking to the local Al-Watan newspaper July 6, Fayez Qassuma, vice president of the Export Committee in the Damascus Chamber …
Read More »Taliban renews demand that Turkey leave Afghanistan
American and Turkish officials are still ironing out the last details on how to secure Kabul’s airport. The Taliban on Monday reiterated its demand that Turkey’s military forces leave Afghanistan along with NATO and US forces departing the country this summer. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said Turkish forces would be …
Read More »„Acht bis vier war gestern“
Der Arbeitsmarkt verändert sich in diesen Jahren, und die Corona-Pandemie hat daran einen wesentlichen Anteil, meint Chefredakteur Gwyn Nissen. Eight days a week – Acht Tage die Woche – sangen die Beatles vor fast 60 Jahren. Doch heute wird öffentlich darüber diskutiert, die Arbeitswoche auf vier Tage zu verkürzen – …
Read More »How the growing UAE-Saudi rivalry could pay off for the United States
Their fierce competition for economic power in the region might actually smooth America’s exit from the stage. Multiple cracks have recently opened in the Saudi-Emirati relationship. The UAE is resisting efforts by Saudi Arabia and Russia to convince OPEC+ members to continue to restrict oil production. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia will …
Read More »The Miami-Haiti Connection: Another mercenary, another day
Emerging details suggest that President Moïse’s assassins were Colombians hired by a security firm in Florida. Sound familiar? This weekend we found out that the Colombian men arrested in connection with the assassination of Haitian president Jovenal Moïse may have been hired by a Florida private security company with Venezuelan …
Read More »The int’l community must resist calls for ‘muscular intervention’ in Haiti
The int’l community must resist calls for ‘muscular intervention’ in Haiti The legacy of foreign influence there is a grim one, especially when ‘help’ has ended up resulting in the opposite. As headlines move beyond the initial shock of Haitian (de facto) President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination, the question looms of …
Read More »EU: New Political Alliance to Fight Creation of European Superstate
The July 2 “Joint Declaration on the Future of the European Union” represents the first significant endeavor by euroskeptic parties to jointly oppose efforts by European federalists to transform the European Union into a godless multicultural superstate. The document states that the European Union requires “profound reform” because, “instead of …
Read More »Ще има ли България правителство след 11 юли?
Ще има ли България ново правителство? Правителство на промяната и реформите, правителство, което хем да развива и модернизира България, хем да генерира доверие сред гражданите, като ги убеди, че след края на мандата ще им остави държава каквато те биха искали да имат! Каквито и да са крайните резултати от …
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