Eurasia

When does a country become designated as a narco-state? Have Lebanon and Syria already reached that stage? The simple definition of such a state is that drugs are openly traded with the approval or even protection of the government. So, the answer is simple: The growing Captagon trade has made …

Russia’s demographic problems, including the extremely high male mortality among working-age groups (Socio.bas-net.by, accessed September 21; Nakanune.ru, August 1) and the declining size of the Russian nation, especially in rural areas where most soldiers come from and opposition to the war is growing (Siberia.Realities, August 24), impose serious constraints on …

Every day the Republican governors of Texas, Greg Abbott, and Florida, Ron DeSantis, eagerly announce that they are sending people generically labeled as migrants to what are known as sanctuary cities. The corporate media report that thousands of people have been convinced to board buses to New York City or …

Neue Reibereien der der Türkei mit den USA und Europa sind absehbar. Doch die Allianz mit Xi und Putin ist vorerst keine realistische Alternative. Ein Kommentar. Während des Gipfels der Schanghai-Organisation für Zusammenarbeit (SCO) vorige Woche in Usbekistan erschien in türkischen Medien ein Foto von einer vergnügten Männerrunde. Präsident Recep …

“ŞİÖ üyelerini bir araya getiren ortak payda nedir?” diye soracak olursanız insanın aklına çoğunun nükleer silahlara sahip olmaları ve demokrasiden pek haz etmemelerinden başka bir şey gelmiyor. Dünya’nın en iyi aşçısını getirseniz bu malzemeden bir helva yapamaz… Şanghay İşbirliği Örgütü’nün (ŞİÖ) 26.Dönem Toplantısı,15-16 Eylül tarihlerinde Özbekistan’ın tarihi şehri Semerkant’ta yapıldı. …

Choć należą do rodziny prawicowych populistów, których Moskwa próbuje hołubić, są – jeśli wierzyć deklaracjom Amerykanów – agenturalnie czyści. To oni będą wkrótce rządzić w Rzymie. Z Putinem czy z Europą – twój wybór”: pierwszy człon tego wyboru, czyli nazwisko rosyjskiego prezydenta, wydrukowano na czarnym tle. Drugi, opcja europejska, na …

Erdoğan is bringing NATO member Turkey more and more into Russia’s orbit. Turkey is once again blackmailing the U.S. that “it would further deepen its defense cooperation with Russia if Congress blocks its request to buy 40 F-16 Block 70 fighter jets from the U.S.” “Europe Should Be Grateful to …

The president successfully preserved the status quo for two decades. Suddenly, he’s turned into a destroyer. Ukraine’s successful counterattack means that for the first time ever in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 22 years in power, he has to deal with elites who disagree with him—on strategic decisions over Russia’s war …

The Biden administration will soon release its National Security Strategy, which is being revised in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The document will no doubt trigger a renewed debate about how the United States should gear up for a new Cold War against Russia and China. But before …

Russia’s use of tactical nuclear weapons could trigger a cataclysmic nuclear exchange. Thousands of demonstrators join Fridays for Future’s global day of action to stand with Ukraine by walking down Willy-Brandt-Strasse, a main thoroughfare in Hamburg, Germany. During the first days of the Ukraine war, former Senator Sam Nunn warned …