Eurasia

The Ideological Coup: How Disciples of Kahane Became the New Face of Israel

Throughout history, fringe religious Zionist parties have had limited success in achieving the kind of electoral victories that would allow them an actual share in the country’s political decision-making. The impressive number of 17 seats won by Israel’s extremist religious party, Shas, in the 1999 elections, was a watershed moment …

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Russian Influence In South Caucasus Should Not Be Written Off – OpEd

Has the South Caucasus become the new Middle East? Or has it become a second playing field for the Middle East’s geopolitical interests? Analysts often use the Syrian file to link both regions. We notice in both these files the same players: Turkiye, Russia, Iran and, in the background, the …

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UK, NATO LEADERS VISIT POLAND AS TUSK TAKES ON KEY UKRAINE ROLE

The British PM chose Warsaw as the place to announce the UK would significantly ramp up its military spending, with more weapons headed to Ukraine to help its war effort. “I’m announcing that the UK will be increasing defence spending up to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2030,” British …

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IRAN UPDATE, APRIL 25, 2024

Hamas and Palestinian factions are targeting and threatening to target the humanitarian pier in the central Gaza Strip that is meant to distribute aid to the northern Strip. Israeli media report that unspecified Palestinian fighters mortared construction facilities for the US-built pier in the central Gaza Strip on April 25.[1] …

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Tajikistan Keen To Invest In Iran’s Chabahar Strategic Port

The deputy transport minister of Tajikistan said her country is interested in investing at Iran’s Chabahar Port in logistics affairs. In a meeting with Iran’s Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Ali Akbar Safaei, Shayesta Moradzadeh emphasized the interest of her country in making investments at the port in …

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Reflections On Social Exclusion And Radicalization In The Arab World – Analysis

The independences of the Arab nations in the 20th century brought hope to the Arab masses for better living standards and better future but unfortunately this dream never materialised in non-oil countries. Instead, non-democratic Arab governments adopted neo-tribalism practices, and neo-patriarchy philosophy to perpetuate their regimes and consolidate their power …

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Why Is Viktor Orban Keeping The 100-Year-Old Treaty Of Trianon Alive? – Analysis

On a hill overlooking Varpalota, a former mining town a 90-minute car ride from Budapest, sits a newly refurbished museum with a single and equivocal message: Hungary was — and is — a victim. With interactive screens, speakers blasting out the sounds of gunfire, the rattle of train tracks and …

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The US ‘Pivots To Diplomacy’ In Yemen – Analysis

The good news is the United States is calling for diplomacy in the Middle East. The bad news it is because it was bested by Yemen’s rebel Houthis. U.S. Special Envoy to Yemen, Tim Lenderking, bowed to the obvious and admitted, “We favor a diplomatic solution, we know there is …

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Israel Can Still Drag The US Into War With Iran – OpEd

The Biden administration is breathing a sigh of relief that it has so far avoided a wider regional war between Israel and Iran. But that self-congratulation should be tempered with realization that it was a close call and that the incentives for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his hawkish …

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