Eurasia

Iranian Influence Fuels Injustice In Iraq – OpEd

An Iraqi court judgment imprisoning a young man for criticizing a governmental entity sparked anger and rejection in the southern province of Nasiriyah last week, prompting hundreds of young people to demonstrate and confront the security forces, who killed at least two demonstrators. The story began when 20-year-old Haider Al-Zaidi …

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Putin’s War and the Dangers of Russian Disintegration

The Unraveling of a Fragile Multiethnic State Could Lead to More Violence As Russian President Vladimir Putin doubles down on his war in Ukraine, the stability of his regime hangs in the balance. Some observers have predicted that the Russian president could be overthrown; others even hope for a breakup …

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Turkey Briefing

“I wish we hadn’t had intercourse at the age of 6. Then we could be really happy. … My mom used to brush my hair and send me to you,” the woman tells her supposed “husband.” The man casually admits “it was something wrong.” This secretly recorded conversation by the …

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Evacuation of all U.S. Personnel, Including Diplomats from Northeast Syria

The U.S. position towards the Turkish operation in northern Syria is surrounded by a state of ambiguity, according to North Press. The U.S. position towards the Turkish operation in northern Syria is surrounded by a state of ambiguity, which has angered Washington’s allies, the Kurdish units. Washington’s public statements confirm …

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Decolonization, Multipolarity, And The Demise Of The Monroe Doctrine – Analysis

It is no longer possible, in the case of America, to continue with the Monroe Doctrine nor with the slogan ‘America for the Americans.’” — Andrés Manuel López Obrador December 3, 2023 marked the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine. It also marks its obsolescence in the face of popular …

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Geopolitics Goes Into Orbit With The US And China’s Space Ambitions – Analysis

Space stations are the harbinger of a deepening bipolarity in the international relations of space. The United States leads the International Space Station (ISS), and will lead whatever comes after it, but it is no longer seen as the uncontested unipolar power in space. China now also has a national space station, …

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Balkan-Azerbaijan Friendship is Transforming Europe’s Energy Prospects

Ever-closer cooperation with Baku has the potential to relieve the Balkan states’ worryingly high levels of energy dependence on Moscow. Azerbaijan’s President, Ilham Aliyev, visited two Balkan countries one week apart in November this year. During the first trip, to Albania, it was decided to establish an Azerbaijani diplomatic mission. …

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On Migrants, Slovakia Is Stuck Between a Rock (Czechia) and a Hard Place (Hungary)

Thousands of migrants are trapped in Slovakia as the Czechs prevent them from crossing into their territory, while Hungary refuses to take back those that crossed from there into Slovakia. The government is struggling to come up with a solution. On the balcony of one of several blocks of flats …

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Добрата новина в лошата е, че не ни отделиха от Румъния

Заедно можем повече, отколкото поотделно Добрата новина в лошата е, че заедно не ни пуснаха в Шенген с Румъния. Ако само България бе останала нищо чудно да ни бяха изхвърлили изобщо от ЕС. И без това ни редят в нещо като Б група, но ако бяхме само ние щеше да …

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Schengen-Erweiterung: Zynische Entscheidung

Kroatien soll zum Schengen-Raum dazugehören, Rumänien und Bulgarien aber nicht. Wären Menschenrechte das Kriterium, dann sähe es auch für Kroatien düster aus. Die Freizügigkeit ist eine der wichtigsten Errungenschaften der Europäischen Union (EU). Wer will, dass Europa enger zusammenwächst, kann es deswegen nur begrüßen, wenn der Schengen-Raum erweitert wird, in …

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