NATO musi wyzbyć się demonów przeszłości z epoki Zimnej Wojny, które paraliżują procesy decyzyjne. Porzucić lęki przed groźbami Putina, których katalog jest niewyczerpany. I zacząć adekwatnie reagować na prowokacje Putina, bo to, co Rosjanie wyprawiają bezkarnie w przestrzeni powietrznej niektórych członków NATO, jest upokarzające dla całego sojuszu. Wyrazem słabości, którą …
Read More »Iran Applies For BRICS Membership
Iran has applied for joining the group of five major emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, a spokesman said. The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced at a press conference on Monday that the Islamic Republic has submitted its application for membership in the BRICS. …
Read More »A Reluctant Chinese Dragon In West Asia: Evidence From Syria
Diplomatic and commercial ties between China and Syria have been established for decades. When Hui Liangyu visited Syria in 2009, he met President Bashar al-Assad. A statement from Assad to the Syrian people stated that China would work to improve mutually beneficial relations and partnership between the two countries in …
Read More »Russia Pushes For Republican Units In North Caucasus To Fight In Ukraine
One after another, authorities in the North Caucasus republics are announcing the creation of volunteer units for fighting Ukraine. The Russian military command proposed the establishment of a Dagestani rifle company on the basis of the 136th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade, stationed in Buinaksk, Dagestan. On June 16, Colonel …
Read More »Does ‘Zeitenwende’ Represent A Flash In The Pan Or Renewal For The German Military?
For decades, Germany pursued close economic and political ties with Russia. It did so because German political and strategic leaders thought consistent engagement would result in geopolitical stability for Europe. They also thought it would lead to the eventual transformation of Russia itself, following the paradigm of “Wandel durch Handel” …
Read More »US CENTCOM Forces Kill Senior Leader of al-Qaida-Linked Group in Airstrike in Syria
United States military forces killed a senior leader of a terror organization aligned with Al-Qaida. US Central Command forces targeted Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, a senior leader of Hurras al-Din in an airstrike in Idlib province in Syria on Monday, CENTCOM said in a statement. Abu Hamzah al Yemeni was …
Read More »Turkish Weapons Company Donates 3 Armed Drones to Ukraine
A Turkish weapons manufacturing company announced that it will donate three new armed drones to Ukraine after a Ukrainian politician raised about $20 million in a crowdfunding campaign to buy the unmanned aerial vehicles.
Read More »The World’s First Energy Crisis
A Conversation With Jason Bordoff and Meghan O’Sullivan The global energy market is in a state of upheaval. The war in Ukraine and the resulting sanctions against Russian oil and gas have forced the West, especially Europe, to quickly find new energy sources to keep the lights on and the …
Read More »Islamic finance grows despite global economic turmoil
According to a recent report from Swiss banking group Lombard Odier that surveyed more than 300 high net worth investors in the Middle East, attention to Islamic investments is growing fast. The survey shows that 61% of the respondents say their interest in Islamic assets has increased during the last …
Read More »Arab League weighs in on Nile dam dispute
Ahmed Aboul Gheit, secretary general of the Cairo-based League of Arab States, criticized the way the international community has dealt with the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam crisis. Secretary General of the Cairo-based Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit recently criticized the way the international community, particularly the UN Security Council, has …
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