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French President Emmanuel Macron has clearly decided to up the ante in a standoff with Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean, where France is backing Greece and Cyprus in their dispute with Ankara over natural gas reserves and maritime boundaries.
Read More »In a Multipolar World, Will the EU Be Seated at the Table—or Served on It?
Something about the idea of Europe becoming a strategic actor in global affairs brings to mind the old Irish saying: May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows you’re dead.
Read More »From Naive to Realist? The EU’s Struggles With China
The European Union has struggled mightily in recent months to assert itself as a strategically autonomous and relevant actor in response to an increasingly aggressive China.
Read More »After Staving Off a Liberal Challenge, Poland’s Ruling Populists Dig In
Polish President Andrzej Duda narrowly won a second term in a hotly contested runoff election earlier this month, opening the door for the ruling right-wing populist Law and Justice party, known as PiS for its Polish initials, to continue cementing its power. But the vote, which was postponed from May …
Read More »What Navalny’s Poisoning Says About Russia’s Putin
From the moment Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny abruptly fell ill last week, the top suspect in what immediately looked like a case of poisoning was President Vladimir Putin and his regime in Moscow. That suspicions quickly centered on a possible assassination attempt by the Kremlin is another damning indictment …
Read More »Will Historic Protests in Bulgaria Dislodge an Entrenched Oligarchy?
Karate coach, firefighter, bodyguard, Interior Ministry chief and now prime minister.
Read More »Russian bases in Syria keep balance of power in region: Assad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the continued presence of Russia’s major naval and air bases in his country help counter the influence of Western powers in the region as the battle to crush foreign-backed terrorists was winding down.
Read More »Sayyed Nasrallah to Hezbollah fighters on Syria’s Qusseir battle: Our fight is against armed militants, not civilians
Al-Manar Episodic Documentary, Second Liberation Secrets, displayed during Friday’s episode the footage of the direct meeting between Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah and the Resistance fighters on the eve of Qusseir battle in 2013.
Read More »Iraq’s Islamist parties use quota hiring system to consolidate clout
Over the years, a solid network of religious parties and clerics has formed, controlling a large part of the employment process in government departments.
Read More »M4 highway | Turkish army amasses troops in west Idlib countryside
Reliable sources have informed the Syrian Observatory that Turkish forces have blocked Latakia-Aleppo international highway (M4), near Muhambel town in the western countryside of Idlib, while Turkish troops were seen on high alert there. It is expected that Turkish forces will patrol the M4 highway alone.
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