Eurasia

Πρόεδρε αφυπνίσου… χάνεται και η Αμμόχωστος!

Σε αμηχανία βρίσκεται ο Πρόεδρος Αναστασιάδης σε ό,τι αφορά τις τελευταίες εξελίξεις στο Κυπριακό, περιμένοντας τις κινήσεις του Ταγίπ Ερντογάν στις 20 Ιουλίου για τα Βαρώσια. Δυστυχώς, για τον τόπο και τον λαό μας, πληρώνουμε τις παλινδρομήσεις και την αδράνεια του Προέδρου Αναστασιάδη και τους ολέθριους χειρισμούς του τα τελευταία …

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Taliban Active in Pakistan as Dead and Wounded Militants Arrive from Afghanistan

Afghan Taliban and their local associates are active in Pakistan’s border regions, local sources told VOA, as Pakistan has acknowledged that bodies of militants killed in Afghanistan arrive in Pakistan, and wounded Taliban are treated in local hospitals. In a June 27 interview with Geo News, a local Pakistani channel, …

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Protests Roil Havana as Cubans Push Back Against the Regime

Thousands of Cubans have taken to the streets this week to organize some of the largest protests seen in the country in decades. Videos circulating on social media show Cuban security forces violently beating protesters before detaining them and hauling them off to prison. Demonstrators rallied against declining living conditions, …

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Gulf States Divided amid Mounting Challenges

Forty years after the founding of the Gulf Cooperation Council, the six monarchies that constitute the grouping are more divided than ever on key issues. The leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council differ over how to counter the threat from Iran—the same threat that prompted the GCC’s initial formation. U.S. …

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Russia Increasing its Security Footprint Throughout Central Africa

While Russia has not been considered a key military power in Africa since the Cold War, it is quickly becoming a preeminent military force in central Africa. Central African Republic (CAR) has become the country most dependent on Russian military support in its battle against anti-government rebels. The United Nations …

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US: Iran ‘deflecting blame’ for not returning to nuclear deal

Washington and Tehran have been engaged in indirect negotiations in Vienna since April to return to the JCPOA, the nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers reached in 2015. Iran is trying to avoid responsibility for not returning to its nuclear deal with world powers, the US State Department said …

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Iran and South Caucasus Railway Connections after the Nagorno-Karabakh War

After the Second Karabakh War, the tripartite ceasefire agreement on November 10, 2020, opens a possibility for Iran to become connected to the southern railway network in the South Caucasus. As a result of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, an important part of the South Caucasus Railway, which passed through the …

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Democracy in Afghanistan: Amid and Beyond Conflict

Stable democracy may be an elusive prospect in Afghanistan, but that in itself is no reason to stop talking about it. Although many Afghans might well prioritize security from violence over elections in the short term, voting rights are still widely valued across Afghanistan. This report examines the country’s recent …

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Biden and Merkel fail to find common ground over Nord Stream 2 pipeline at Washington summit

US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel failed to find a common position on the issue of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that will allow Russia to bypass Ukraine during a meeting of the two leaders on July 15. Merkel flew to Washington on her last foreign …

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Mr. President, keep the military advisers in Afghanistan

Even the most ardent supporters of President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan recognize the inherent tension in his policy. Biden promised Afghanistan’s top leaders in a recent meeting at the White House that he would maintain U.S. material support to the country. But ensuring a …

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