Eurasia

Conflict in Sudan, GCC’s food basket, rattles Gulf investments

In addition to its natural resources and agricultural output, Sudan’s geographic location also makes it critical to Gulf security. Since the 1970s, Arab Gulf countries have pledged billions of dollars in aid and investment to Sudan in sectors including agriculture, energy and infrastructure, yet many of these projects fail due …

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Iran’s IRGC seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman

Open-source reports indicated the Advantage Sweet was bound for Houston, Texas, when the United States said it was seized by Iran’s IRGC navy on Thursday afternoon. Naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seized an oil tanker in international waters in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday, the …

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Gagauzia’s Election Could Help Russia Destabilize Moldova

The citizens of Gagauzia are preparing to elect their next governor. A victory of one of the many pro-Russian candidates could destabilize Moldova and derail its EU aspirations. A new governor will be elected on April 30 in Gagauzia, a traditionally pro-Russian autonomous region in southern Moldova. The outcome of …

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Why The Chinese Yuan Won’t Kill The Dollar – Analysis

Former US President Donald Trump has expressed concern that China could displace the US dollar as the global reserve currency. The warning follows reports of agreements between various nations to use the yuan in commodity transactions. For years, rumors have circulated about the demise of the US dollar as a …

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Arrogant attitude of the authorities or disrespect for the guest: Are the trade unionists right to leave the rally where Ana Brnabić was speaking in protest?

Commenting on the information that part of the membership of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Serbia at the ceremony marking 120 years of work of that trade union headquarters left the meeting as a sign of protest because the Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabić, denied the claim …

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War Prevention Depends on Respecting Invisible Geopolitical Faultlines

If we look back on the major wars of the prior century and forward to the growing menace of a war fought with nuclear weaponry, there is one prominent gap in analysis and understanding. This gap is to my knowledge rarely acknowledged, or even discussed, by political leaders or addressed …

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War, What is It Good For?

I was born on July 20, 1944, amid a vast global conflict already known as World War II. Though it ended with the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 before I could say much more than “Mama” or “Dada,” in some strange fashion, I grew up at …

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Vjosa Osmani: Kosovo will continue to be constructive in its dialogue with Serbia

The President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani stated today in Skopje that the results of the meeting at the highest level on May 2 this year depends on the parties involved, but she added that Kosovo will continue to be a constructive party. “The result of the dialogue also depends on …

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Vučić’s “diplomatic” language: Insults, belittles, but still meets with everyone

Shame on them all together, all those liars, liars, occupation Gauleiter… The worst epithets for international officials and the man with whom he is negotiating the status of Kosovo. The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, has not spared the words he used to “slather” on foreign representatives in recent days. …

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Post-Putin Russia: The Rise of Ultra-Patriotism

Alexander Dugin predicts that post-Putin Russia will see intensified patriotism and a sterner stance against the West, creating unprecedented challenges. Putin is not dependent on the Russian elite, political parties, oligarchic cartels, social movements, institutions, and all administrative instances of Russia. They are all dependent on him. However, he is …

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