Eurasia

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s pledge to carry out a new military operation on Turkey’s southern border sparked speculations as to the possible targets, which could include towns such as Tel Rifaat, Manbij and Kobani. Two days after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a plan for a military operation, …

Kobani, Manbij and Tel Rifaat stand out as the main targets in a prospective new Turkish operation in northern Syria, but Erdogan might narrow his objectives to avoid tensions with the United States. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has raised the prospect of a fresh military operation in Syria, trying …

Το συμπέρασμα που προκύπτει αβίαστα από την εαρινή μάζωξη της παγκόσμιας οικονομικής και πολιτικής ελίτ στο Νταβός είναι πως τα μαύρα σύννεφα που μαζεύονται στον οικονομικό ορίζοντα προμηνύουν όχι μόνο φρενάρισμα στην ανάπτυξη αλλά και ύφεση που μπορεί σε κάποιες χώρες να είναι ολιγόμηνη, σε κάποιες άλλες όμως, που είναι …

Mindenkinek megvan a maga baja és mindenkinek az fáj. Néhány európai nemzet azonban úgy döntött, hogy saját baját könnyebben tudja megoldani együtt, mint egymás rovására. Próbálták ez utóbbit is, de az két világháborúhoz és rengeteg új közös bajhoz vezetett. Az Európai Unió története az áthidalhatatlannak tetsző, végül mégis áthidalt ellentétek, …

Erityisesti Saksa on ollut haluton vaarantamaan talousetujaan Ukrainan vuoksi. Vanha vitsi kertoo ihmisestä, joka toivottaa lentokoneeseen astuvalle turvallista matkaa: ”Lentäkää hitaasti ja matalalla.” Eurooppa jatkaa Saksan johdolla taiteilua Ukrainan avustamisen ja Venäjän rankaisemisen kanssa. Pitää avustaa Ukrainaa, mutta ei liikaa. Pitää rangaista Venäjää, mutta ei liikaa. Pitää eristää Venäjä, mutta …

Attempts to negotiate an eleventh-hour compromise to get Hungary to back a full Russian oil ban before an EU emergency summit later on Monday (30 May) have made no progress. Reportedly, leaders don’t want to squabble and will look at “the bigger picture”. EU ambassadors throughout Sunday examined a compromise …

U.S.-funded biological laboratories are located in Armenia, Kazakhstan and Central Asian countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview with RT Arabic on Thursday, May 26. Lavrov said Moscow is discussing the matter with its neighbors both on a bilateral basis and within the CSTO, TASS says. “There are …

The second in-person summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, Quad, in Japan managed to generate a lot of buzz. While the global media covered it in its usual breathless manner, China also ensured that the event retained its edge as its warplanes joined the Russians to approach Japanese airspace. It …

It is an American trait to root for the underdog in any contest that pits David vs. Goliath. Therefore, it is understandable that most Americans (except for extreme MAGA types) are thrilled that Ukrainian forces have pushed the brutal, but hapless, Russian military away from Ukraine’s two largest cities and …

As should be clear by now, Francis Fukuyama’s declaration in The End of History: The Last Man (1992) that we had arrived at “the end of history” did not mean that classical liberalism, or laissez-faire economics, had emerged victorious over communism and fascism, or that the final ideological hegemony signaled …