Eurasia

In Soviet times, Russians joked that the optimists were learning English, the pessimists Chinese, and the realists Kalashnikov. Now, in Putin’s Russia, many say that those who want to move abroad are learning English or German, while those who are true Russian patriots and want to remain where they live …

Hezbollah (“Party of God,” also spelled Hizballah) is an Iran-backed Lebanese Shia militia and U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Hezbollah is an Iranian partner force, helping Tehran project power across the region, train allied militias (reportedly including Hamas), and threaten U.S. interests and allies across the region. Formed in the …

Ilaz Bylykbashi, a photojournalist from Kosovo who began work in the 1970s, recounts some of the historic events he captured on camera – including the aftermath of the 1998 massacre of Kosovo Liberation Army fighter Adem Jashari and 58 others. “I had stayed in their Oda (a traditional room for …

On Wednesday afternoon, the Ministry of Construction informed the public that a contract was signed on behalf of the Government of Serbia on the revitalization of the complex of the former General Staff and the Ministry of Defense (formerly the Federal Secretariat for National Defense). The information was only found …

The war is intensifying with the Palestinian resistance groups joining together to defeat the Israeli army The battle for Jabalia is raging. This is the fifth day. Despite its onslaught from the air and tanks from the ground, Israeli troops have not been able to enter the camp. They are …

Deploying troops to Ukraine, even for non-combat duties, entails risks most European countries are currently unwilling to take. The priority right now must be ramping up aid to Kyiv. Stefanie Babst Strategic advisor and former NATO deputy assistant secretary general Acknowledging that the West’s strategy in support of Ukraine has …

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Chinese media Wednesday that Russia is ready to negotiate on the war in Ukraine. Russia has “never refused to negotiate,” China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency quoted Putin as saying. Russia seeks a “comprehensive, sustainable and just settlement of this conflict through …

North Macedonia is a country with a past — or no past, depending on your perspective. The landlocked Balkan country’s architecture, history, flag and even its name have all become an ideological battleground, contested by nationalists and Europhiles, disputed by Macedonians and Albanians, besieged by Greece and Bulgaria. Conservatives seek …

La narration de la crise économico-financière occidentale n’a pas grand rapport avec la réalité. Cependant, en urgence, celle-ci va contraindre les États-Unis à un choix existentiel. Le magazine monarchique néolibéral mondialiste The Economist, dont les banquiers khazariens1 Rothschild détiennent 26,7% des parts, a commencé à publier un rapport spécial en …

Les mercenaires étrangers recrutés par le régime de Kiev pour servir dans les forces armées d’Ukraine reconnaissent qu’ils ne peuvent pas contenir l’avancée des troupes russes, a rapporté Business Insider, un combattant étranger cité admettant même que lui et ses compatriotes non Ukrainiens n’étaient considérés que comme une «unité sacrificiel» …