In a remarkable sign of tightening relations, Iran, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan signed a trilateral natural gas swap deal on the sidelines of the 15th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), in Ashgabat, on November 27, 2021. Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji noted that “Under this tripartite agreement, Iran will …

Mit aller Macht stemmt sich der türkische Staatschef gegen die Inflation. Nur leider mit den völlig falschen Mitteln. Die Teuerungsrate kostete schon einmal eine Regierung das Amt. Eine Regierung, die 36 Prozent Inflation in ihrer Jahresbilanz stehen hat, sollte sich fragen, was sie falsch macht. Denn sonst, und das ist …

Bruksela może pozwolić na finansowanie energetyki jądrowej i gazowej ze środków publicznych. To ukłon w stronę Polski i krajów naszego regionu. Kraje Europy Środkowo- Wschodniej chcą oprzeć transformację energetyczną na dwóch źródłach: atomie i gazie. Propozycje Komisji Europejskiej to dobra wiadomość dla Polski. Oznaczają jednak, że musimy przyspieszyć prace nad …

Mit Sicherheit können sich die meisten Österreicher an den 1. Jänner 2002 erinnern, als sie in der Silvesternacht erstmals statt Schilling neue Euro-Scheine aus den Bankomaten zogen. Ich verbinde eine besondere Erinnerung mit der Einführung des Euro-Bargeldes vor 20 Jahren. Denn ich habe am Neujahrstag 2002 den damaligen EU-Kommissionspräsidenten Romano …

Eli Kay was killed in a shooting attack carried out by Hamas member Fadi Abu Shkhaydam The IDF on Monday issued a demolition order for the home of the Palestinian terrorist who murdered Israeli civilian Eli Kay on November 22 in Jerusalem’s Old City. The order was signed by OC …

Abstract On 3rd January 2020, Iranian General, Qassem Soleimani was assassinated in Baghdad under the orders of Former President Donald Trump. Trump argued that Iran was planning an imminent attack, although till today no proof of this claim has been provided by the US. Experts in international law have highlighted …

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi said that his country will take revenge on the United States for its assassination of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, leader of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), unless former President Donald Trump and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are put …

There Are Better Ways to Deter Moscow Than Threatening Its Banking Access In 2014, as Russia solidified its control over Crimea and supported separatist forces in eastern Ukraine, policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic struggled with how best to respond. Although U.S. and EU officials quickly settled on sanctions …

Will He Undermine Turkish Democracy to Stay in Power? Over the past few months, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has looked increasingly desperate. He has stepped up his repression of critics and political opponents, including, most recently, Metin Gurcan, a founding member of the opposition Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), …

The Syrian army loyal to Bashar al-Assad has struggled to control the country’s eastern desert. Syrian state-run media said five soldiers were killed in an Islamic State missile attack on a transport convoy in the country’s eastern desert on Sunday evening. Twenty others were wounded, state-run SANA news agency reported. …