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August 30, 2022 Eurasia
How Distortions About the Past Feed Delusions About the Future Vladimir Putin is determined to shape the future to look like his version of the past. Russia’s president invaded Ukraine not because he felt threatened by NATO expansion or by Western “provocations.” He ordered his “special military operation” because he …
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August 30, 2022 Eurasia, South East Asia
An armada of warplanes deployed to the Indo-Pacific by the United Kingdom, France and Germany signals the Europeans’ commitment to reinforce the region in a crisis, even during the challenge posed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to security experts. The NATO members sent 13 Typhoon and Rafale fighters, seven …
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August 30, 2022 Eurasia
Ukraine launched a long-awaited counteroffensive in the Russian-occupied Kherson region Monday, breaking through Russia’s front line in the southeastern Ukraine oblast, its military said in a statement Monday. “Ukraine has a brilliant chance to reclaim its territories,” the Ukraine military’s Operational Command South said in a statement Monday. National Security …
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August 29, 2022 Eurasia
Αυτή τη φορά έλειψαν οι ενθουσιασμοί και οι μεγαλόστομες ανακοινώσεις για τις ποσότητες φυσικού αερίου που περιέχει ο «Κρόνος». Ίσως γιατί έχουμε κουραστεί να ακούμε για φυσικό αέριο και φυσικό αέριο να μην βλέπουμε.
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August 29, 2022 Eurasia
Most people are fully aware of the impact of inflation on their everyday shopping experience. Yet, few worry too much about the eerie normality at the fuel stations when they fill up their cars. Similarly, electricity bills are priced the same as before the pandemic and before the turmoil in …
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August 29, 2022 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Hamas referred to the entrance of Jewish worshippers through the Gate of the Tribes, which is reserved for Muslim entrance only, a ‘serious escalation.’ While the incident does not signal a change in government policy, Jewish groups are taking the opportunity to call for additional Jewish entry
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August 29, 2022 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
The emerging agreement will allow Iran to access over 100 billion dollars that are currently frozen, and to sell 2.5 million barrels of oil per day ■ The West, and the U.S. in particular, must decide how it will handle the accord’s effects on the global economy and power dynamics …
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August 29, 2022 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
During a news conference, Ebrahim Raisi issued threats against Israel and warned that no nuclear deal will materialize unless the international agents stop their probe into uranium particles found at Iranian sites Iran’s president warned Monday that any roadmap to restore Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers must see …
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August 29, 2022 Afghanistan, Eurasia, South East Asia
A year has now passed since the tumultuous U.S. withdrawal from decades of war and occupation in Afghanistan. With the Taliban functionally in charge, the country faces a deteriorating humanitarian crisis and economic collapse. But instead of taking action to promote stability and reinvigorate the economy, the U.S. has made …
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August 29, 2022 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Israel has seized an estimated 300 illegal weapons and over 2,100 kilograms of drugs crossing over the Egyptian and Jordanian border so far in 2022, according to the Israel Defense Forces. Some 18 attempts to smuggle ammunition were thwarted at the Jordanian border compared to the 21 smugglings that were …
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