Eurasia Press & News
Revelations the Hungarian government is considering taking a huge, opaque and disadvantageous Chinese loan to pay for the construction of Fudan University’s new Budapest campus shows the depths that Orban’s Fidesz is willing to kowtow to Beijing. When Hungary’s top diplomat openly criticised the EU for sanctioning some of the …
Read More »Should Kosovo’s Ruling Party Play Opposition Politics in Albania?
The involvement of Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and his Vetevendosje party in backing opposition candidates in Albania’s elections risks creating divisions between the two countries when they should be working together to tackle the pandemic. Members of Kosovo’s government and MPs from the ruling Vetevendosje party headed to neighbouring …
Read More »Political Crisis in Montenegro Threatens Government’s Reform Promises
Montenegro’s technocrat government made big promises when it took power in December, but it is struggling to retain the support of the parliamentary majority that voted it into office. Voted into office by a parliamentary majority comprising three political blocs, Montenegro’s technocrat government finds its hands tied by that same …
Read More »Turkish court releases detained admirals
The 10 admirals were arrested last week after criticizing the possible Turkish withdrawal from the Montreux Convention, which regulates maritime traffic through the strategic Bosporus Strait. A Turkish court has ordered the release of several retired naval commanders who were arrested for criticizing the government. The issue relates to a …
Read More »Tunisia courts Egypt amid presidential dispute with Brotherhood-affiliated Ennahda
Tunisian President Saied Kais recently paid his first visit to Egypt since assuming power in 2019, in what analysts say is a move aimed at cementing relations in the face of the Muslim Brotherhood. On his first official visit to Egypt since he assumed power in 2019, Tunisian President Kais …
Read More »Will waqf expansion strengthen Jordan’s control of Jerusalem holy sites?
The Jerusalem Waqf Council is now witnessing changes after years of no activity. With the change of names and an increase in the number of representatives, is the council now more or less representative of the Palestinians? After years of the Jerusalem Waqf Council being dormant with very few changes …
Read More »European powers voice ‘grave concern’ over Iran’s uranium enrichment plan
Following the alleged Israeli attack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility, Tehran has announced it will enrich uranium to 60% purity. The United Kingdom, France and Germany expressed their “grave concern” in a statement over Iran’s plan to ramp up uranium enrichment, a move the European powers warned would undermine the …
Read More »General Says NATO Prepared to Respond to Aggression Should Deterrence Fail
Generals provided testimony today regarding tensions on the Russia-Ukraine border and the ability of U.S. allies to move large numbers of forces quickly over great distances. Air Force Gen. Tod D. Wolters, commander of the U.S. European Command, and Army Gen. Stephen R. Lyons, commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, …
Read More »In Call With Putin, Biden Urges De-Escalation At Ukrainian Border, Proposes Summit
U.S. President Joe Biden has urged his Russian counterpart to take measures to ease mounting tensions with Ukraine and proposed a summit between the two leaders in a third country as Washington and NATO reaffirmed their support for Kyiv. In a phone call with Vladimir Putin on April 13, Biden …
Read More »ODNI Releases 2021 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, in coordination with Intelligence Community leaders, today released to Congress an unclassified annual report of worldwide threats to the national security of the United States. Pursuant to Section 617 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, the annual assessment examines the diverse …
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